Published in Level Up Coding·PinnedMember-only5 Advanced Git tips that all developers should knowThis article follows on from my “Squash and Rebase” post. Many developers approach Git in a straightforward “commit”, “pull”, and “merge” manner. However, Git provides a ton of abilities, tips, and techniques that can improve your skills as a developer. Because “Pull Requests” and “Code Reviews” are a crucial part…Git Rebase7 min readGit Rebase7 min read
Published in The Startup·PinnedMember-onlyExposing the Riot — Parler API MistakesDon’t be an amateur. Protect your customer data The January 6th Storming of the United States Capitol was a horrifying experience. The attempt to overturn the election and the violence that followed was something that the entire world tuned into.Parler10 min readParler10 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Feb 8, 2022Member-onlyYour code is disposable, for your own goodIn this article I’m going to discuss the idea of code disposability, the notion that you should not be overly attached to your code. I believe that you should be free to just simply toss out and rewrite when the requirements change instead of trying to fit your old code…Programming6 min readProgramming6 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Dec 11, 2021Member-onlyExpect to get hacked — protect your password databaseSome of the largest companies (with the biggest security budgets) have had their user databases leaked. A quick haveibeenpwned.com search of my own personal email address shows that my own credentials have been leaked by both MyFitnessPal and Canva. This includes email addresses, but also passwords! In the world we…Password6 min readPassword6 min read
Published in The Startup·Feb 15, 2021Member-onlySquash and Rebase — Git BasicsLet’s say you’re working on a project with 2 other developers. You’re each being good citizens and checking in your code to feature branches. Then, when the time is right, those branches will be checked into the main branch. All good. However, fast forward a few months and your git…Git5 min readGit5 min read
Sep 2, 2020Member-onlyThe joy of Syntactic Sugar — Multiple Output ParametersOver the past few years under the “new Microsoft”, there have been many efforts to open-source the languages and frameworks that Microsoft develop. .NET Core (Microsoft’s development platform) is fully open-source and developers are actively encouraged to develop applications on non-Windows platforms such as Linux and macOS, something that wouldn’t…C Sharp Programming5 min readC Sharp Programming5 min read
Published in The Startup·Aug 31, 2020Member-onlySass Basics — Supercharge Your CSSIn this article, I’m going to focus on Sass and how you can use it to organise your CSS and make yourself much more productive. TLDR; Sass is awesome. It’ll save you some time and sanity. Keep on reading for the deets. Being a web developer usually involves several technologies…CSS7 min readCSS7 min read
Published in The Startup·Aug 24, 2020Member-onlyRxJS Tips — Promises Into ObservablesThis article follows on from my previous articles startWith and flatMap vs switchMap. I like writing about RxJS. Even though I’ve spent so much time with it lately with my active projects, I still find new and exciting features that improve my development workflow. Whilst building a new PWA that…Reactive Programming10 min readReactive Programming10 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·Aug 10, 2020Member-onlyDeveloping Great Hands-Free Applications — Part 2This article follows on from Part 1. As discussed previously, Hands-Free applications are different to develop than their mobile cousins. The majority of Part 1 was focused on Speech and how to optimise your applications for this new style of input. …UX10 min readUX10 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·Aug 9, 2020Member-onlyRxJS Operator Tips — startWithCreating awesome by combining startWith and EventEmitter It’s quite easy to get lost in RxJS. There are plenty of operators to choose from and on my developer journey, I’ve discovered that it’s really easy to overlook an operator that might save you a headache or 2. Following on from my…JavaScript6 min readJavaScript6 min read
