Principal Engineer at DAT Solutions but this is my snark not theirs. Something something microservices cloud API very small shell script.
Portland, OR
Joined June 2008
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If you’re still wearing a mask, washing your hands, and staying away from people, please share this because sometimes people try to make me feel like I’m overreacting.
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The features in frameworks pushed by companies are plentiful to get you to occupy all your time learning only that environment. Prefer simpler libraries and established, open source tooling.
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Are you building a pure productivity tool like Gmail or Trello? Great, go all in on an SPA!
For most other other categories of web application multi-page will cost less to build and deliver a better, more robust experience
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If you have ever had a problem grasping the importance of diversity in tech and its impact on society, watch this video
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You do not EVER have to sharing video of a cop lynching a black man.
Here’s why.
A thread:
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Apple killed HyperCard.
Apple killed Flash.
Apple bans general purpose programming tools from iOS.
The most powerful corporation on Earth seems bent on preventing end user programming.
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Code comments < commit messages < event model.
That's the order of effectiveness and practicality.
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Right now, we rely on secure technologies like never before. The EARN IT Act and the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act are both attacks on encryption that must not succeed. fortune.com/2020/06/29/encry…
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Time to start Agile Anonymous?
"It's been 300 days since my last stand-up and red-green-refactor."
The hangover was a monster..
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McSweeneys on lifting the lockdown is *chef's kiss* mcsweeneys.net/articles/sure…
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Lower Smog Levels Revealing Poorly Rendered Parts Of California bit.ly/3bzKKU7
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This. I've heard it said "We can't ask candidates about their HTML knowledge - it's a given for a dev who's been working in React" and how I *laugh*. That exact attitude, that HTML is "below" "real" devs, is a big part of orgs perpetuating shitty inaccessible code.
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Leander Harding retweeted
I wonder if the biggest economic danger from enduring lockdown is that we realize how many non-essential jobs there are. Like, most of our economy appears to be make-work bullshit that gets people out of the house, spending money, paying taxes: human liquidity.
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“One of our oldest fights is your right to have a private conversation”. The EARN IT Act seeks to undermine that. Find out more at eff.org/deeplinks/2020/01/co…