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Jan 11, 2024
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Notes from 99 Bottles of OOPLink to book.
Jan 21, 2017
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Jan 21, 2017
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num-paths exerciseour challenge is to write a function to return the number of paths we can traverse from the upper-left corner of a grid to the lower-right…
Jun 8, 2022
Jun 8, 2022
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simpler enums in typescripti often see typescript enums used as constraints for redux actions and the like. for example:
Feb 10, 2023
Feb 10, 2023
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ordered dependencies problemproblem: given a graph of dependencies, write a function to return an array of ordered dependencies. that is, no dependency comes before…
Apr 25, 2022
Apr 25, 2022
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Better Rails Partial RenderingHere was my problem. I wanted to render a polymorphic array like this.
Jan 2, 2022
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Jan 2, 2022
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Building Arrays with Conditional Elements in RubyIf inspecting_users? returns false, the returned array will contain only the first and last elements.
May 1, 2021
May 1, 2021
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Stimulus.js Lifecycle CallbacksOne common mistake I see in Stimulus controllers is that people use the connect() callback to set up event handlers when they really…
Mar 31, 2021
Mar 31, 2021
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My RuboCop configBy far my favorite is Style/MethodCallWithArgsParentheses, which forces parentheses everywhere. Optional parens are one of my least…
Dec 7, 2020
Dec 7, 2020
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Enumerable in Go Using GenericsThe latest iteration of generics is amazing. Here’s a short proof of concept for a Ruby-like enumerable construct.
Sep 6, 2020
Sep 6, 2020
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The coin change probem in Go
Jan 16, 2020
Jan 16, 2020
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Find the longest palindrome substringUsing Ruby…
Jan 20, 2020
Jan 20, 2020
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Don’t use version constraints in GemfileThe “~>” is not a “min version specifier”. It is the pessimistic operator. For example:
May 15, 2020
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May 15, 2020
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Use buildpacks not DockerfilesDon’t take my word for it, let these people make the case.
May 16, 2020
May 16, 2020
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Avoid #each_with_object (generally)In my experience, Ruby’s each_with_object (docs here) can almost always be replaced with a simpler more specific/semantic construct.
May 18, 2020
May 18, 2020
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Avoid []What
Jul 28, 2020
Jul 28, 2020
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Details MatterWhen you’re a disciplined software engineer, particularly one working in the XP (Extreme Programming) school, it can be a bit challenging…
Jan 1, 2020
Jan 1, 2020
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Avoiding Type Assertions in GoPrefer Polymorphism to Conditionals
Nov 29, 2019
Nov 29, 2019
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OOP vs. FPI’ve come across countless articles debating the merits of object oriented programming (OOP) vs. functional programming (FP). I want to…
Jul 11, 2019
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Jul 11, 2019
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OAuth and TDD in GoI recently set up some Go code to communicate with the Nielsen API using OAuth. In addition I wanted to use the VCR library to record and…
Jul 5, 2019
Jul 5, 2019