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That time the lights went out at Etsy 22 Aug 2013 | 01:39 am
I was preparing for my talk at Etsy’s Code as Craft series this past Tuesday. The room was starting to fill and we had about 10 minutes before I was to start. I took out my laptop and found, much to m...
Understanding how you provide value 6 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
As a geeky teenager, I watched in envy as all the pretty girls started dated the jocks, the rebels, and the mysteriously popular kids who didn’t seem to have any discernible talent. I, like most guys ...
Introducing ESLint 16 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
A long time ago, JSLint was the state of the art in JavaScript linting technology. Then JSHint came along as a fork and took over due to increased flexibility. I welcomed JSHint as my linter of choice...
The case for setImmediate() 9 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
One of my favorite new APIs that has been beaten about is setImmediate(). While I’ll concede the naming is completely wrong, the functionality is completely awesome. The basic idea is to tell the brow...
Internet Explorer 11: “Don’t call me IE” 2 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
This past week, Microsoft officially unveiled the first preview of Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 8.1[1]. Doing so put to rest a whirlwind of rumors based on leaked versions of the much-maligned web...
eval() isn’t evil, just misunderstood 25 Jun 2013 | 07:00 pm
In all of JavaScript, I’m not sure there is a more maligned piece than eval(). This simple function designed to execute a string as JavaScript code has been the more source of more scrutiny and misund...
On the politics, cargo-culting, and maintainability of JavaScript 28 May 2013 | 07:00 pm
There has recently been a renewed focus on what I’ve come to call the anti-convention movement in JavaScript. It seems like once or twice a year, someone either does a talk or writes an article saying...
On the politics, cargo-culting, and maintainability of JavaScript 28 May 2013 | 07:00 pm
There has recently been a renewed focus on what I’ve come to call the anti-convention movement in JavaScript. It seems like once or twice a year, someone either does a talk or writes an article saying...
GitHub workflows inside of a company 21 May 2013 | 09:00 pm
Recently I asked engineers to share their experiences working with GitHub at companies. I’ve always used GitHub for open source projects, but I was interested in learning more about using it professio...
GitHub workflows inside of a company 21 May 2013 | 09:00 pm
Recently I asked engineers to share their experiences working with GitHub at companies. I’ve always used GitHub for open source projects, but I was interested in learning more about using it professio...
