Solving Exercism's Resistor Color Trio in TypeScript
Today I completed the ‘Resistor Color Trio’ TypeScript exercise on Exercism. Here’s my solution. ...
Vim Scratchpad Part 2
Today, I’d like to dive deeper into a part of my practice: using a persisted text file for jotting things down. In this post, I’ll explain the ‘why’ behind this technique, and provide an updated version of it. ...
Buy the Best Hardware You Can
Some advice I offer people entering the programming profession is to buy the best hardware you can. You’re going to need it. ...
Solving Exercism's Resistor Color Duo in TypeScript
Today as a code kata I completed the ‘Resistor Color Duo’ TypeScript exercise on Exercism. Here’s my work. ...
Print Last Exit Code
The exit code of a command in a Unix-based system is an important and easy-to-miss piece of data. It isn’t printed to standard out; you have to go looking for it. I find it useful to inspect this information when debugging or considering chaining unfamiliar commands. ...
You Can't Change Nothing
I saw a meme this week: a person debugging code, “My code doesn’t work. Let’s change nothing and run it again.” This is something that I’ve done. It seems pointless. But that’s not quite correct. ...
Read the Docs
When learning a new language or framework, the first thing I do is read the official documentation cover-to-cover. ...
Why Do I Have to Use the Factorybot Gem, Again?
The FactoryBot gem, previously known as FactoryGirl, is ubiquitous in Ruby and Ruby on Rails testing. If you aren’t familiar with it, you might be wondering, what’s the point? Wouldn’t it be simpler to just build objects myself? ...
Default to Programming Convention
Trying to enforce unconventional coding preferences on a team is an uphill battle. When in doubt, default to convention. ...
Recommended Reading
Here are some books that have helped me understand programming. This list is a living document that I plan to update as I read. ...