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Seán Barry

I'm the co-founder & CTO of Fluxi AI. I write software engineering articles & tutorials to help teach other developers, and also to document some of the things I'm learning.

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A Realisation About Fitness

No matter how much I run, or how much I lift weights, it never gets easier. There's always a part of me that wants to stop, and there's always another part of me fighting to push through. This is how I deal with that internal battle.

What does Quitting the Rat Race Mean to Me?

Am I going to move to a cave in the mountains and immediately get eaten by a bear? This is what 'quitting the rat race' means to me.

Quitting the Rat Race

I'm leaving a comfortable job in a big city because there's more to life than whatever this is.

Using the Switch(true) Pattern in JavaScript

The switch true pattern isn't well known but it is incredibly useful. It's not a JavaScript specific pattern, but I use it in almost every single project.

Using Git Bisect to Find Code Regressions

Want to find out the exact commit that introduced a bug to your code? Git Bisect is just the tool for the job.

Presentation: Building a High Volume Data Processing Pipeline in JavaScript

There's more to JavaScript than e-commerce websites and web banners. This presentation is about an ETL pipeline I built with a microservice architecture in JavaScript and some of the lessons I learned as part of the process.

Getting Started With Docker (Part 1)

What is docker? Why do I need it? How do I use it? If you're asking any of these questions, this article is for you.

Presentation: Pushing Compute to the Browser

Exporting vast quantities of data from platforms is common, but queues, scaling & latency pose technical and real-world problems. Using a number of modern solutions like HTTP 2, web workers and careful state management with redux we can offload the work to the browser and deliver the user a delightful experience.

Understanding TypeScript Generics

TypeScript generics can be confusing for beginners. This article explains why they are useful and when to use them.

What is TypeScript and why should I use it?

A beginner's guide to TypeScript. What is TypeScript? What problems does it solve? Why should I use it?

Using snippets in sublime text to speed up your development

How to leverage tools like snippets to speed up the development process and increase your efficiency.

Useful reusable functions I use in (almost) every Meteor application

Some core functions I find myself reusing in almost every Meteor.js application I build.

How to test if user access has been revoked in a Meteor application

A tutorial to test if user access has been revoked in a Meteor application.