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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…
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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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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…