@kahdev

software developer, blogger, Exercism student and mentor, parkrunner

 Perth, Western Australia
kahdev.hashnode.dev
Joined August 2019
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The Right Tool for the Job? "How do we know what the job is? A lot of things in software development are based on the fact that we don’t know what the job is in advance. The very act of development is what reveals the job." medium.com/@kevlinhenney/the…

The Right Tool for the Job?

The seemingly self-evident advice to “use the right tool for the job” is more subtle and more complex than it first appears

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Want to get some mentoring on @elixirlang? Our mentors are feeling a little underworked atm so come make the most of their spare time! It's 100% free and our mentors are lovely people who know their Elixir and love sharing! 🙂
Chris Eyre@chriseyre20003 Mar 2022
Replying to @elixirlang @exercism_io
The exercism.org elixir mentoring track is very quiet at the moment.
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Replying to @ArtirKel @ariellelok
except i’ve ended a standup like this
“paula”
@paularambles3 Jul 2021
all meetings with devs should end with 'and now back to our regularly scheduled programming'
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For a file upload from a user, it’s common to check their file size or type, especially when restricting them by those two attributes. But one that might get overlooked is the filename. { author: @Kgoh49697548 } #DEVCommunity dev.to/kahdev/never-trust-an…

Never trust an upload's filename

It's generally accepted that we should never simply trust a user's input. Otherwise, we're vulnerable...

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all right, this is a new one. a EULA on...fruit?! 'the recipient of the produce contained in this package agrees not to propagate or reproduce any portion of this produce, including "but not limited to" seeds, stems, tissue, and fruit.'
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“Woylies have a habit of launching out like little rockets... aim them at a clear spot and keep your face out of the way!” 😅 Sound advice for AWC interns from our ecologists at Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary. 🎥Intern Emily Drummond releases a Woylie post-survey. By C Moire/AWC
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“Taking somebody else’s perspective is one way to get closer to reality because it dislodges you from the illusion that your way of seeing things is the only way.” youtu.be/AQr18HBCf94
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The best way to reduce fear is action. Often we talk ourselves out of something because we're scared. We're scared of failing. We're scared of the unknown. The longer we delay, the greater the fear. The imperfect first step shows we suffer more in our mind than in reality.
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