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It’s Preptember!
Hey friends, are you excited for Hacktoberfest? I sure am. Here’s a quick list of projects I’m hoping to do this year: Let me know…
Author: manchicken
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Secrets in Lambda Env Vars
Hello, friends! I’m here on this fine Thursday with some low-key advice on a very serious problem: you—or someone you know—has been putting secrets into…
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Update: Tackling a large volume of simple problems in an Open Source project
Last time on “Tackling a large volume of simple problems in an Open Source project“, your hero left off with 263 endpoint items needing to…
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Tackling a large volume of simple problems in an Open Source project
Hello again! I’ve been contributing to a really helpful Rust crate by @xampprocky called “octocrab”. I started using this module first because it’s hands-down the…
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It’s that time of year again, and Hacktoberfest is right around the corner! I thought I’d give you a quick run-down on how I prepare for what I’m going to do for Hacktoberfest.
This isn’t a long-form piece, and these are just my own practices. I’d love for y’all to share your practices in the comments, or in…
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Stop naming functions `fetch()`.
Hello everybody, this is just a quick PSA. Here goes: STOP NAMING YOUR FUNCTIONS fetch()! Between the Fetch API, and the wide variety of modules…
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Lessons Learned in Chasing Unicorns
I’m old. I’ve been doing open source for a long time. I started in 1996, during my first year of high school. I was always…
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How to Cheat in JS Object Manipulation
Often in JavaScript, we’ve got to manipulate JavaScript Objects in order to serve a purpose. Today I’m going to cover a quick way to cheat…
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Ninja Rules of Self-Identification
A ninja does not self-identify as a ninja. <rant>In our field, a lot of folks will call themselves “ninjas” or “10x devs” or “experts,” but…
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Definition of Dependencies
Definition of Dependencies When I discuss the topic of dependencies with other developers, I often find that we approach the conversation with differing definitions of…