An evolution of implementing "islands of richness" in a Ruby on Rails application

Why I choose to use Dokku as a flexible platform to host my personal projects.

With the adoption of component-driven architecture in JS frameworks, how can server-side applications take advantage of a similar workflow in their native languages?

My strategy for reading and understanding verbose compiler output

Combining TypeScript with mocks can be made better using jest-when

Relieve the pain of shipping web workers by packaging them up as tagged template strings

Mocking HTTP requests from Storybook can allow for some powerful prototyping capabilities, and I've found MirageJS to be a brilliant tool in that regard.

While looking to upgrade my site's asset pipeline, I ended up on esbuild as my solution with just a little bit of integration code.

UI state can start out fairly simple, but quickly spiral out of control. How do you know when to reach for a more maintainable pattern?

One of my favorite features of Web Components is the `slot`, so I've replicated it in React to make more composable components.

Have you ever tried to produce React Context that used TypeScript generics? It can be a little tricky to get right, so here my working solution.

Some takeaways from a brief but thorough discussion with Ben Callahan

Trying my hand at creating my first JavaScript plugin to solve a simple problem.

An look at tech items of convenience and how they evolve over time.

Why we should be able to have nice things.

In a world where constant consumption is so easy, it is important to carve out some time each week for personal creation.

Thank you, Orlando. Hello, New York. Adventure is out there!

As I continue to charge confidently through 2014, I am making my vow here and now to stick to the life of workflows to streamline my management of money, data, photos, projects, and time.

I was surprised to discover it actually was, as the title implies, who I knew that finally landed me a job. I honestly believe it's the best way to find employment for almost anyone in any industry.

A quick post about my thoughts on remote worker and the 37signals founders' new book "Remote."