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Blog Post Listing
Blog post: My Plan to Escape the Numbers for 2020
Posted on December 31, 2019In 2019 I focused on numbers for doing better in work and play. That focus caused most of my past year's regrets, and I plan to take a much different approach for 2020.
Blog post: How I Killed My Site's Webpack Processes
Posted on December 27, 2019Webpack is great, but too big a tool for my personal site. This is how I viciously murdered my Webpack processes for NPM scripts.
Blog post: How to Laser-Cut an Anime Drawing
Posted on November 25, 2019One of my (oddly specific) hobbies is laser-cutting anime images. A few MakeHaven members have been curious how, so I wrote a tutorial on making your own.
Blog post: Getting my Coding Hands Dirty
Posted on November 24, 2019It's important to read and write about how I learn to code, as long as it doesn't detract from writing actual code.
Blog post: 31 Benefits of Getting Away From Twitter
Posted on November 18, 2019I've (mostly) left Twitter for over two weeks. The effects have ranged from good, amazing, and later on, horrible.
Blog post: Remixing Hotel California with Sonic Pi
Posted on October 30, 2019Sonic Pi is an amazing music synth tool for turning code into melodies. I break it back in by breaking down a remix of Hotel California's chords.
Blog post: Checking Sudoku with Functional JavaScript
Posted on October 7, 2019A CodeWars challenge had me checking if Sudoku puzzles were solved correctly or not. I break down my solution using functional JavaScript
Blog post: Three Ways to Keep Runaway Thoughts Under Control
Posted on September 29, 2019We live with our thoughts every day, so it's important to not let them drive us down a wrong path.
Blog post: Cinderella and the Glass Structural Pattern - A Design Patterns Intro
Posted on September 9, 2019A beginning coder's guide to structural design patterns with an alternate telling of Cinderella.
Blog post: How To Take Notes on Everything
Posted on August 19, 2019Find the approach to taking consistent notes on books and articles to accelerate your learning.
Blog post: Snow White and the Seven Behavioral Patterns - A Design Patterns Intro
Posted on July 24, 2019A beginning coder's guide to the other half of behavioral design patterns with an alternate telling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
Blog post: Explaining (and Celebrating) my First Twitter Bot
Posted on July 8, 2019After weeks of looking for a workable approach, I finally build a Node Twitter bot to automatically share anime quote artwork.
Blog post: Good Writing is like a Firework
Posted on July 5, 2019The Fourth of July reminded me that powerful writing and fireworks have some big things in common.
Blog post: A Metaphorical Introduction to Functional JavaScript
Posted on June 25, 2019Functional JavaScript is my new favorite approach to writing JavaScript, but few introductions I found were beginner friendly. I break down the basics with angels, mutants, and demanding southern belles.
Blog post: Goldilocks and the Three Behavioral Patterns - A Design Patterns Intro
Posted on June 12, 2019A beginning coder's guide to half of the behavioral design patterns with an alternate telling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Blog post: The Three Little Creational Patterns - A Design Patterns Intro
Posted on May 30, 2019A beginning coder's guide to understanding creational design patterns with an alternate telling of The Three Little Pigs.