A brain that requires interest to function is an exceptionally bad thing to have when it also has no control over what interests it at any given time.
The app crashes every time I try to add this third party service and I have the day off tomorrow. Weekend starts now, right?
Refactoring code to enable new features is part of being a dev. But IME, more often than not, we go about it wrong. We have a bad habit of PRs that include the refactor AND the feature. ❌ I changed my git workflow to break this habit, and you can, too. kyleshevlin.com/my-git-workf...
Refactoring is a key part of my development process. Let me show you the <code>git</code> workflow I use to make refactoring just another step in building features or other code changes.
Well… got my first client that refuses to pay me. Rite of passage?
Bad case of the “I don’t wanna”s today. Also known as executive dysfunction.
Mondays shouldn’t start til after lunch. Fridays should end at lunch.
Wife: I’ve been trying to start my days with a walk on the treadmill. Me: I’ve been trying to start my days with hope.
Homeownership is just constantly asking yourself, “Is this yet another thing I want to become an expert in or am I willing to pay someone else for it?”
I can't stand seeing React components that call impure functions like `new Date()` or `Math.random()` in them. So I wrote a new post demonstrating how I handle them. Check it out. kyleshevlin.com/never-call-n...
Calling impure functions with side effects like <code>new Date()</code> or <code>Math.random()</code> is a disaster waiting to happen. Learn what to do instead.