Abandon the Fear of Failure

November 16, 2022 | 6 Minute Read | Category: Learning

Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. Over the summer, I took down production. I didn't want to. I didn't mean to. But it happened a...

Flattening Object Keys with TypeScript Types

April 26, 2022 | 3 Minute Read

A few weeks ago, I was working on a project where I needed to get all the flattened keys from a deeply nested object as a string union. I lo...

February 26, 2022 | 1 Minute Read | Category: Uncategorized

After the events in Ukraine this week, writing about tech seems so unimportant. My heart is broken hearing the stories coming out of Ukraine...

February 19, 2022 | 2 Minute Read | Category: Process

Ahh, I love a good stroll. When you're walking, you're going somewhere. But when you're strolling, you're already there. This quote is from...

February 11, 2022 | 2 Minute Read | Category: Process

There are times I need to write scripts, save some JSON files, or do other things in a repo that create files that shouldn't be git-controll...

February 3, 2022 | 7 Minute Read | Category: Code

I am admittedly a big fan of Tailwind, but for one primary reason: it makes me more productive. It may do the same for you. It may not. Perh...

January 29, 2022 | 2 Minute Read | Category: Writing

The best way to write more consistently is to just do it. I have always been inconsistent writing on this blog. I had the best of intention...

January 21, 2022 | 5 Minute Read | Category: Learning

Our second child is only a few weeks old and so much is different this time around. Granted, no child is the same and she is not the same as...

October 6, 2019 | 27 Minute Read | Category: Code

At my job, we're supposed to keep our computers locked if we ever walk away from them, a good practice wherever you are. But I constantly fo...

November 5, 2018 | 13 Minute Read | Category: Code

Sophie Alpert and Dan Abramov showcased hooks, React's newest upcoming feature, at ReactConf this year. At first glance, I thought they seem...

August 28, 2018 | 11 Minute Read | Category: Code

A few weeks ago, Todd Sharp wrote an article called "Simulating Texas Hold'em in Groovy" where, no surprise, he simulated a Texas Hold'em ha...

May 10, 2018 | 5 Minute Read | Category: Code

Spoiler alert: I'm a big fan of Gatsby. I've worked with it multiple times and I'm continually impressed with its power and flexibility. For...

April 24, 2018 | 1 Minute Read

Confession: I'm really bad about writing blog posts. I want to get better at it though. My tongue-in-cheek goal this year is to get to a ...

April 6, 2018 | 5 Minute Read | Category: Speaking

At the end of March, I had the opportunity to speak at JazzCon in New Orleans. It was an incredible conference. I'm fairly new to conference...

May 9, 2017 | 3 Minute Read | Category: Code

Last week, 3blades - the company I work for - launched our new website using Next.js/Now. In the process, we moved our company blog from our...