12 Jan 2017
Nax/lonflow-manifesto
The longflow model is an engineering-centric workflow for serious software developers, tired of the “Agile”/”Scrum” bullshit.
There are so many good nuggets in here that match my own experience, but this in particular jumped out at me…
Estimates are to be avoided at all cost. They create needless pressure, competition, and participate in a toxic witch-hunt of who is the less productive.
In the software development world, it is impossible to produce meaningful estimates, let alone precise ones, for anything but nano-tasks.
10 Jan 2017
15 Easy Solutions to Your Data Frame Problems in R
R data frames regularly create somewhat of a furor on public forums like Stack Overflow and Reddit. Starting R users often experience problems with this particular data structure and it doesn’t always seem to be straightforward. But does it really need to be so?
Useful tutorial to using data froms in R with an interactive embedded R console to boot!
06 Jan 2017
React Aha Moments
Throughout the last few years I’ve taught React in just about every popular medium. Throughout that time I’ve been taking notes on what triggers these “aha” moments, specifically for learning React. About two weeks ago I came across this Reddit thread which had the same idea. So what I want to do in this post is share my collection of these moments while also adding my thoughts on some of the moments shared in that Reddit thread. Hopefully it will help React “click” for you if it hasn’t yet.
06 Jan 2017
Draft-js Pieces
Draft-js is a highly programmatic rich text editor created by facebook. But it’s not what you might expect. Draft-js is just the underpinnings, leaving everything, and I mean everything, else up to you. When you render an Editor you get a textbox. This is because facebook wanted rich text in a number of different contexts, like all that commenting crap they do. I don’t know.
A useful seven-part series introducing the essential components of Facebook’s Draft.js text editor.
06 Jan 2017
Resilient Web Design
From the [introduction]https://resilientwebdesign.com/introduction/()
The World Wide Web has been around for long enough now that we can begin to evaluate the twists and turns of its evolution. I wrote this book to highlight some of the approaches to web design that have proven to be resilient. I didn’t do this purely out of historical interest (although I am fascinated by the already rich history of our young industry). In learning from the past, I believe we can better prepare for the future.