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The Perfect Stack Is Two
Stop chasing one framework to do it all. The perfect stack is two.
Review PRs without stashing, with git worktree
Work on multiple branches at once without stashing or cloning.
Populate PostgreSQL with Mock Data
Learn how to efficiently generate and insert realistic mock data into your database.
Orchestrate your Dev Environment using Devbox
Use Devbox to manage your portable, isolated, dev environment, on any machine.
Improve your Dev Stack with process-compose
Use process-compose to manage your dev services.
Manual Approvals in GitHub Actions
How to use manual approvals in GitHub Actions to wait for a human to approve a release.
Don't mutate the iterator
Don't mutate the iterator you're iterating over.
Linking Packages with Yalc
Effective package development using Yalc.
Isomorphic Development
Fullstack development, or rather isomorphic development, isn't as easy as they say.
Simpler Dev Environments with Procfiles
Use Procfiles to turn multiple startup commands into a single one.
Conflicted
A rambling about recent events in my life.
Typed GraphQL with react-query & graphql-request
Using typed GraphQL queries to easy development and maintain API confidence.
Handling POST requests in Next.js getServerSideProps
How to handle POST requests in Next.js getServerSideProps.
Typescript Type Assertions
How to use Type Assertions to narrow types in TypeScript.
Trivia or Job Interview?
The interview process is broken, I can build, I can't play.
How I got a job offer from a funded startup
How I got an exciting job offer, that I had to decline.
A quick dive into generators
Generators and what makes them so special.
Three ways to handle recursion
Walking down a tree using a function, loop or generator.
You might not need recursion
Flat loops as an alternative for complex recursive functions.
My Career and Lessons Learned in a Nutshell
How I became as productive as I am.
TypeScript Type Guards and Type Predicates
How to use Type Guards to narrow types in TypeScript.
Simplify your Dev Environment with PM2
Use PM2 to turn multiple startup commands into a single one.
How to handle forms in React, the alternative approach
Form handling in React, without react controlling everything!
Don't skip elements with array destructuring
Prefer [].slice(2) over [,,rest]
How to implement a generic ValueOf<T> helper type in TypeScript
A typescript `valueof` implementation similar to `keyof`
Don't stop Mutating
Mutating objects is fine, sometimes preferred.
Stop mutating in map, reduce and forEach
Functional methods and side effects don't play well together.
Work From Home; The Struggle of 2020
Working from Home isn't the same anymore.
The launch of Updrafts.app
The launch of Updrafts.app - A Tailwind Studio.
The costs of Optional Chaining
The costs of Optional Chaining in performance and bundle size.