Amateur tennis player, Novice cyclist Terrible surfer, Software engineer @thethinkmill
Sydney, New South Wales
Joined July 2014
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Everyone likes curry right? Get spicy and learn how to use currying in your code!
Why the fudge should I use currying? by @simonmakesstuff link.medium.com/lNvphb6km5
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A bug is an indication of a missing test.
When a bug surfaces, your first response should be to create a failing test that will pass once the bug is fixed.
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“A major part of writing good software is the art of keeping the complexity of our code to a minimum” - a blogpost by #Thinkmill developer @simonmakesstuff on pure functions.👨💻 medium.com/dailyjs/pure-func…
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Pure functions, immutability and other software superpowers buff.ly/2Wslngt @simonmakesstuff @JavaScriptDaily
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Is there a single reason to ever use ES6 classes in JavaScript? Closures feel so much more lightweight and simpler.
If I never see `this` again, it will be too late.
#NotRhetorical
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This isn't a software problem. The issue is that our industry acts as though UI design isn't a technical exercise.
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Thinkmill engineer @simonmakesstuff on how to use factory functions to create video game characters. #Orcs + #code = winning combo!
medium.com/dailyjs/building-…
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Using pipe and compose to improve procedural code via @JavaScriptDaily by @simonmakesstuff
#development #functionalprogramming #javascript #software
app.dailynow.co/r/52cc221669…
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Hey developers 👋 You might like this piece by our software engineer @simonmakesstuff on using pipe 👨🏭 and compose 🎵to improve procedural code. medium.com/@simon.schwartz0/…
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Does anyone else feel that they basically lucked into a high paying career because their interests randomly aligned with scarcity and a rapidly growing field, and that it's nowhere near as hard, or as societally valuable as what teachers, medical professionals and care-givers do?
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🎉🎉🎉 Announcement 🎉🎉🎉
We’re putting on React Conf AU in Sydney early 2020!!
Join our mailing list for more news as it breaks: reactconf.com.au
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To demonstrate that PRs have insufficient tests, one trick I often pull is to simply add a huge "mistake" to the commit (completely change a variable value, remove a return statement etc) and then point out to the PR owner that the tests should be breaking. Worked great but ...
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A shallow dive into our component library at the ABC developers.digital.abc.net.a…
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“Why won’t the #ParkerSolarProbe spacecraft melt?” is a perfectly reasonable question to ask about this morning's launch to "touch" the Sun. Watch our engineers use a blowtorch to demonstrate 🔥🔥🔥: youtu.be/BKinVmBoIrE
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How Facebook Is Killing Comedy b.mamund.com/2Epyat6
"Facebook has created a centrally designed internet. It’s a lamer, shittier looking internet. It’s just not as cool as an internet that is a big, chaotic space filled with tons of independently operating websites..."
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"Our static design tool lets you generate code snippets for your developers!"
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Wondering when you should start using #Redux? @simonmakesstuff pitches in his two cents. codemntr.io/2E4G9JI #React #JavaScript
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When do I know I'm ready for Redux? by @simonmakesstuff javascriptkicks.com/r/225829… #javascript #reactjs #redux via @JavaScriptKicks
