The Micro Library Phenomenon
As of late, there seems to be a steady trend towards minimalist DOM (and BOM) abstractions, these micro-libraries generally trade functionality and flexibility for …
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Learn Regular Expressions
Regular Expressions are a fundamental tool every programmer should understand, at the very least on a basic level. I might not make an expert in regex out of you, but at …
Understanding Build Processes
A task runner helps you automate everything you need to get an environment functional. Configure, build, run tests, and execute your web server. But there’s more …
Recommended Reading
I haven’t gotten around to recommending any books yet, and I wanted to break some words about a few reads. I’m excited about a batch of books I’ve …
The Web Wars
There have always been wars in browser-land. Browsers, specs, politics, lots of politics. Even libraries had theirs.
What once was the browser utility library war, has …
Taming Asynchronous JavaScript
Last month, a series of very interesting articles regarding async coding style, in Node, popped up. The discussion spanned a few more subjects than just coding style, it …
The Architecture of Productivity
It’s been a while since I last blogged. I went on vacation, switched jobs, and have been generally busy. I’m now working full-time remote, which will …