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Using Slack - Choose Your Fighter
17 June, 2022It’s a funny thing. We all use this tool to communicate, but we rarely spend time setting rules and expectations regarding how it’s used…
Meetings and some alternatives
19 May, 2021I’ve been thinking a lot about meetings because I hate them. My co-workers don’t always feel the same way, though. I find them very…
The nine circles of npm dependency hell
13 February, 2019In recent weeks at Lonely Planet we’ve embarked on a fresh application using Next.js. It’s exciting to work on something so bleeding edge…
Updating an ejected Create React App
26 April, 2018When I started working with React in September of 2016 Create React App was only a few months old. It appealed to me immediately. I’d been…
Redesign Your Workflow
24 March, 2018I saw this tweet the other day. It has inspired me to extrapolate on a product development process I currently use. I first mentioned this…
Ambiguous Business Requirements
19 February, 2018Some time ago, while working in my first job building web software, my company was seeking another developer to add to the team. As…
Choosing Gatsby JS
09 January, 2018Recently the team at SimplyAgree wanted to get serious about thought leadership in the legal tech space. For us, there are serious…
Tricky Git Scenarios Volume One
06 January, 2018Moving work to another branch Often times I find myself in the following scenario: I am working on a feature branch, deep down in the weeds…
Conference Talks
27 December, 2017In late 2016 and early 2017 I was fortunate enough to give my first conference talks, and I want to keep some info about them here for…
