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Debugging Memory Leaks In Production JavaScript Applications

At the high level of building web applications, low level details of memory management are typically abstracted away from the programmer. While you still need to be aware of the memory needs of your application, using a language like JavaScript means you don’t need to think about allocation and de-allocation of memory. Or do you?

Summary of ‘Programs With Common Sense’ (1959) by John McCarthy

The Advice Taker

Setting Up A Python Dev Environment

What’s the simplest way to locally run different versions of Python and PyPi packages on macOS?

Clojure Exchange Highlights

A few weeks ago I attended Clojure Exchange at Skills Matter’s CodeNode venue and spent two days getting up to speed on Clojure Spec , ClojureScript and everything in between! After enjoying the chance to experiment with Clojure on a couple of projects over the past year I thought this would be a good opportunity to learn more about the wider ecosystem. The pace of the conference was great, with…

Rust’s Ownership Model

Preamble

React for Non Techies

Our less technical team members at Red Badger have heard a lot about React and knew that developers were excited about it but why? And how could it benefit our ways of working?

Tools Of The Trade

When I first started writing code, I was curious to see what a professional software developer’s setup looked like. After making that jump and spending a great deal of time thinking about the tools I use to support my workflow, i’m happy to be in a position to share this information with you.

Summary of ‘Computing Machinery And Intelligence’ (1950) by Alan Turing

Can Machines Think?

I Spent 3 Days With Sandi Metz – Here’s What I Learned

A Learning Experience Choosing a professional training course has always seemed like a bit of a minefield to me. Most courses have hefty price tags and it’s hard to judge beforehand whether they actually represent good value. Although I find that you can learn pretty much anything online now with a combination of videos, blog posts, ebooks and open source documentation - I really wanted an…

Getting Started With Elasticsearch

Red Badger recently became Elasticsearch’s first UK partner and after attending one of their training sessions in October, I wanted to share some tips to help you start experimenting with this powerful search technology.