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May 2019
LOLCODE-to-JavaScript compiler babel macro
A fully functioning LOLCODE-to-JavaScript compiler implemented as a Babel macro. You never thought you wanted this and now here it is. You're welcome. 🐱
What a hockey legend can teach you about career development
Say your boss gives you $1000 to grow your career. What do you do?
April 2019
Finally, a practical use case for JavaScript generators!
JavaScript generators are amazing. They let you write infinite loops that terminate. Yield values from functions before they finish … and I bet you've never used a JavaScript generator even once did you? I FOUND A USE! A real world practical use-case where generators make your code better. 😱
March 2019
February 2019
What makes you a senior software engineer anyway?
I used to think a senior engineer was someone who gets a project, understands the context, puts their head down, and gets it done. But no. A senior engineer does so much more than just write code and design systems.