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2023

Coding is writingoriginal ↗
30 Nov 2023
Problem: We need to rename a DB column, but we want to avoid a breaking changeoriginal ↗
29 Nov 2023
Problem: End-to-end tests are often slow and brittleoriginal ↗
27 Nov 2023
Simple rule: The more effort I put in, the more results I get outoriginal ↗
26 Nov 2023
Making fundamental changes on a development team is hardoriginal ↗
26 Nov 2023
Quick story about my lucky Thanksgiving this yearoriginal ↗
25 Nov 2023
I love the simplicity of React's reuse modeloriginal ↗
25 Nov 2023
Confession: I’ve been writing software for over 20 years, but I often learn...original ↗
25 Nov 2023
Problem: You want to create a reusable React dialog that manages its own...original ↗
24 Nov 2023
Problem: If a user experiences a client-side JavaScript error, does your...original ↗
22 Nov 2023
Why I don’t do TDD often: TDD commits me to an API before I know what API I wantoriginal ↗
20 Nov 2023
In a code review, what's an example of a "nitpick"original ↗
18 Nov 2023
A minor tweak I enjoy: I put the scripts section near the top of package.jsonoriginal ↗
18 Nov 2023
Downward spiral: 1original ↗
18 Nov 2023
I've worked with teams that were scarred by their previous automated testing...original ↗
17 Nov 2023
I’ve found React.memo usage should be rareoriginal ↗
15 Nov 2023
Problem: If your React app uses providers, you may have to repeat their...original ↗
14 Nov 2023
How I use React query: 1original ↗
13 Nov 2023
I've finally realized why it's hard for me to get into watching pro sports:...original ↗
12 Nov 2023
I often group related props into an objectoriginal ↗
12 Nov 2023
GitHub CoPilot saves expensive developer time by purchasing cheap AI timeoriginal ↗
10 Nov 2023
“I don’t have time to exercise” is counter-productiveoriginal ↗
10 Nov 2023
When working in @tan_stack React query, I use setQueryData instead of...original ↗
9 Nov 2023
React in 2023 is like the Honda Accordoriginal ↗
9 Nov 2023
This talk is excellentoriginal ↗
9 Nov 2023
Tests are useful, but they’re not automatically a winoriginal ↗
7 Nov 2023
3 parties that should have design input: 1original ↗
6 Nov 2023
Here’s why React Server Components (RSC) are a big performance win: 1original ↗
6 Nov 2023
Why I'm excited about React Server Components (RSC): 1original ↗
5 Nov 2023
The key difference between @nextjs and @remix_run: Next is a React frameworkoriginal ↗
4 Nov 2023
A recipe for frustrating developers: 🚫 Require a slow VPN or slow remote...original ↗
3 Nov 2023
"This is a good suggestion, but it's outside the scope of this PRoriginal ↗
1 Nov 2023
I’m reviewing a plain JS code baseoriginal ↗
31 Oct 2023
I just read this variable name in a code review:...original ↗
30 Oct 2023
Common React mistake: Buried default 🚫 Don’t bury the default inside the...original ↗
30 Oct 2023
I work with multiple companies every weekoriginal ↗
29 Oct 2023
Locality of Behavior (LOB) Principle: The behaviour of a unit of code should...original ↗
28 Oct 2023
So many bad takes on this photooriginal ↗
27 Oct 2023
Problem: It’s easy to accidentally name a boolean in a way that makes it...original ↗
27 Oct 2023
The smaller the PR, the faster it gets mergedoriginal ↗
26 Oct 2023
Just learned about AutoAnimateoriginal ↗
26 Oct 2023
Just presented “Creating Reusable Components…That Are Actually Reusable” at...original ↗
25 Oct 2023
Habit: When someone provides a detailed and helpful explanation in a pull...original ↗
25 Oct 2023
A simple sign that a web app isn't using URLs effectively: Tickets can't...original ↗
25 Oct 2023
It’s common to store the active tab like this: activeTabIndex = 0; But this...original ↗
23 Oct 2023
Avoid a single meeting on a problemoriginal ↗
22 Oct 2023
Poll: Which boolean variable name do you preferoriginal ↗
21 Oct 2023
Problem: If a function accepts multiple parameters of the same type, we may...original ↗
19 Oct 2023
Can someone show me a an HTML form that uses the browser’s native validation...original ↗
19 Oct 2023
You’d be shocked how complex a web form can beoriginal ↗
18 Oct 2023
How a developer shows empathy: Have a sense of urgency in reviewing pull...original ↗
18 Oct 2023
One of the hardest parts of being a developer is picking my battlesoriginal ↗
17 Oct 2023
One of the most satisfying discoveries as a React dev: Needless prop drillingoriginal ↗
17 Oct 2023
Problem: Sometimes people export internals merely to support unit testingoriginal ↗
16 Oct 2023
When I see an optional React component prop in a code review, I dig deeper: 1original ↗
15 Oct 2023
I love cars and I love drivingoriginal ↗
14 Oct 2023
Wow, this was more lopsided than I expectedoriginal ↗
14 Oct 2023
Just used the new "Presenter Overlay" feature on MacOS Sonoma to create a...original ↗
13 Oct 2023
Atomic design is greatoriginal ↗
12 Oct 2023
Problem: I use "test.only" to run a single test quicklyoriginal ↗
11 Oct 2023
Problem: Your project may be using deprecated featuresoriginal ↗
10 Oct 2023
Concern: “Code reviews slow us down”original ↗
10 Oct 2023
Another reason it's important to write tests: localeoriginal ↗
9 Oct 2023
In React, I group related state into one useStateoriginal ↗
9 Oct 2023
I’m reviewing a JavaScript code base with JS Doc comments like this above...original ↗
8 Oct 2023
Problem: When a user clicks a button the response may be sloworiginal ↗
7 Oct 2023
I'm a big believer in code reviewsoriginal ↗
7 Oct 2023
One of my favorite things about owning a Tesla: The phone integrationoriginal ↗
5 Oct 2023
Hot take: 🌶️ If I need data “power tools” like Lodash, Underscore, Ramda,...original ↗
5 Oct 2023
The 5 keys to successful software: 1original ↗
5 Oct 2023
Some things that can’t be fully tested via automationoriginal ↗
4 Oct 2023
Just audited a codebase with a REST API that returns this: { table1: []...original ↗
3 Oct 2023
A common mistake: "Let's abstract this in case we want to replace it later."...original ↗
2 Oct 2023
I'm auditing an app that's using Tailwind...with CSS modulesoriginal ↗
2 Oct 2023
Simple JS developer productivity tip: Fail npm start if the expected port...original ↗
1 Oct 2023
Just reviewed a web page making 55 fetch calls totaling 570k of JSONoriginal ↗
30 Sept 2023
Often a useEffect can be replaced by calling code when an event occursoriginal ↗
29 Sept 2023
Two related software development skills: 1original ↗
29 Sept 2023
React performance in one tweet: Declare state as local as possibleoriginal ↗
28 Sept 2023
I rarely need to do React performance optimizationsoriginal ↗
28 Sept 2023
Many programming practices have a sweet spotoriginal ↗
27 Sept 2023
Problem: You want to easily update outdated npm packagesoriginal ↗
25 Sept 2023
Problem: You want to assure your web app isn’t logging messages to the...original ↗
25 Sept 2023
Just hit 100k followers 🤯 Here are 10 things Twitter taught me about...original ↗
24 Sept 2023
In late 2022, I joined a struggling team as a part-time consultantoriginal ↗
23 Sept 2023
Pair programming is greatoriginal ↗
22 Sept 2023
⚛️React performance tip: If your default state is expensive, put it in a...original ↗
22 Sept 2023
My M1 laptop is silentoriginal ↗
22 Sept 2023
📢 If you hate writing software, you may just be in the wrong roleoriginal ↗
21 Sept 2023
Pair programming doesn’t typically replace code reviews for one simple...original ↗
21 Sept 2023
CSS Modules and CSS-in-JS encourage me to think selfishlyoriginal ↗
20 Sept 2023
“We don’t need to do code reviewsoriginal ↗
20 Sept 2023
"I don't need to run the PRoriginal ↗
19 Sept 2023
Problem: Disabled buttons hurt accessibility and usabilityoriginal ↗
19 Sept 2023
Naming rule: Case acronyms as wordsoriginal ↗
18 Sept 2023
A test naming strategy I enjoy: 1original ↗
17 Sept 2023
An EV is the ultimate mobile officeoriginal ↗
16 Sept 2023
AI coding tools like Copilot make suggestions based on what code is in the repooriginal ↗
16 Sept 2023
Two thoughts on accessibility: 1original ↗
16 Sept 2023
Mistake: Displaying UI features that don’t workoriginal ↗
16 Sept 2023
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