JavaScript Currying Explained

A discussion on currying and partial application in JavaScript with practical examples including React's connect and letter ciphering.

Originally published Feb 17, 2019

Never Rely on Color Alone: Why Symbols Matter More Than You Think

Color-coding is intuitive — until it isn't. For millions of color-blind users, red and green look identical. Here's why symbols aren't optional, they're essential.

Originally published Oct 22, 2025

In Defense of Emojis in Developer Logs

AI may overuse emojis, but in developer logs they're more than decoration. Here's why ✅, ❌, ⚠️, and ℹ️ deserve a place in your terminal.

Originally published Sep 23, 2025

10 Git Commands Every Developer Should Know

Practical Git commands that save you time, recover lost work, and help you debug faster. Think of this as your essential Git cheatsheet.

Originally published Sep 21, 2025

Building a Real-Time Multiplayer Card Game (and Fixing the Weird Bugs)

Built Phucking Cards, a free Cards Against Humanity clone for 3-20 players. Runs on Express + Socket.IO + Redis. Ran into some interesting problems with timeout propagation, mobile touch events, and callback registration.

Originally published Nov 10, 2025

Making a Spotify Widget Work on macOS (and Fixing the Bugs)

Took a Windows-only BusyTag widget and made it work on macOS. Found some fun bugs involving file buffering and learned why fsync() matters.

Originally published Oct 30, 2025

jBPM Installation and Setup

Learn how to set up jBPM on macOS using Docker, including prerequisites like Xcode CLI, Homebrew, and verification steps for Docker installation.

Originally published May 15, 2020

Cleaning Up GitHub Notifications with Python

A Python script to automatically clean up GitHub notifications by marking closed or merged issues and pull requests as done.

Originally published Sep 13, 2025

Automating 'Last Updated' Dates in Next.js with Node's fs Module

How to eliminate human error in blog timestamps by pulling the last modified date directly from the filesystem in Next.js.

Originally published Sep 16, 2025

Building a Headless YouTube Playlist Generator with OAuth and Quota Management

How I built a CLI tool to create YouTube playlists from my subscriptions, with quota-aware API calls, OAuth caching, and no frontend.

Originally published Sep 11, 2025

Docker Override – Extending Your Docker Compose

A walkthrough of using docker-compose override files to manage local image tags, avoid committing dev-specific changes, and support multiple configurations.

Originally published Feb 13, 2019

Gatsby Images – Adding to Your Blog

Lessons learned while extending a Gatsby blog with images, and the pitfalls of outdated tutorials when working with fast-moving frameworks.

Originally published Feb 16, 2019