Your Software Is Confusing
If something in your software is confusing to a customer, it is confusing. ...
Why I'm "All In" on TypeScript
I’ve added TypeScript to several projects I’ve worked on. In this post, I’d like to discuss why I think TypeScript is essential and document my expectations around it. ...
"Hit It Twice" Customer Service
I recently learned a practice for customer communication that I’d like to document. It’s called “Hit It Twice.” ...
It's Tradeoffs All the Way Down
One common trait among early-career programmers is seeing technology choices in black-and-white. I’ve been there. “Redux is awesome!” “Nested ternaries are terrible!” As you advance as a programmer, for better or worse, you start to see almost everything as a trade-off. ...
"I Don't Understand" Debugging
My definition of “I don’t understand” debugging. ...
How I Organize a Meetup
I’ve been organizing Meetups for a decade, starting with Vim Chicago and Chicago Elixir, and now running Maine JS from Portland, Maine. In honor of our most recent Meetup, here’s a list of my favorite organizer tips. ...
My Annual Review 2024
Here’s my annual review covering 2024. ...
Hard-Won Software Development Habits
This post is about how to write software well. It was inspired by this post with a similar title. Read it and write yours. ...
We Should Take This Outside
TONY: We should take this outside. ...
Being the Third Engineer
I was the third engineer hired by my company, not counting our technical co-founder. I like that position, and it seems to play to my strengths. ...