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Blog post: We Are More Than Our Work
Posted on April 8, 2020In a culture hyperfocused on productivity and economics, we should remember humans are more than their work. Especially when a pandemic takes it away.
Blog post: The Rails Model Introduction I Wish I Had
Posted on April 7, 2020Ruby on Rails is a great web app framework, but it's tough to learn for a front-end developer. These are the foundations to one part of rails I wish I learned more about sooner: the Models.
Blog post: You Can Steal Design Ideas
Posted on March 31, 2020Making good web designs is not easier. That's why the best starting point for them is usually stealing another design.
Blog post: Remember What We Control Amid the Chaos
Posted on March 24, 2020With the number of confirmed coronovirus cases accelerating, I try to remember what I can and can't control .
Blog post: Feeling the Coronavirus Fear
Posted on March 17, 2020Fear isn't in short supply with Coronavirus hitting the United States. For me, hygiene and social distancing are easier than managing the fear.
Blog post: Saving My Curiosity
Posted on February 1, 2020I missed a key realization looking back at 2019 - being driven by numbers had put a lid on my curiosity.
Blog post: Stop Using the Terrible Title
Posted on January 16, 2020Title is an HTML attribute you can technically use but never should. For the sake of your website, health, and future children. Escape it while you can.
Blog post: The Ultimate Irony When I First Avoided Tests
Posted on January 13, 2020In an early job I skipped writing tests, thinking it would make my code more flexible and maintainable. I slowly found it did the exact opposite.
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.