Pieces
Long-form articles on topics ranging from web technologies to engineering management.
August 11th, 2022
~3 min read
Getting to Play with New Toys, 2022 Edition
It's been two years since I built this website, the urge to re-do it from scratch was irresitable.
It wouldn't be a new blog of a frontend developer without trying a few new libraries every few years
August 19th, 2021
~8 min read
Finding Time for Tech Debt Installments
Addressing technical debt in growing teams is a challenge, and the first step is finding the time.
Exploring some approaches to explicitly allocate engineering time for work addressing technical debt.
December 4th, 2020
~17 min read
A Coding Challenge That Sucks Less
Improving every candidate's and reviewer's least favorite interview part.
An emapthy-driven approach to designing the take-home coding challenge can make it work better for the candidate, reviewers and the company.
July 10th, 2020
~3 min read
Getting to Play with New Toys
Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Theme UI
It wouldn't be a new blog of a frontend developer without trying a few new libraries
May 13th, 2019
~14 min read
Discovering Patterns with React Hooks
Introduction of React hooks unlocked new avenues for elegant abstractions. In this piece I describe a pattern for building globally accessible widgets, like toast notifications, using hooks and the Context API.
May 3rd, 2017
~10 min read
Frontend Development Environment as a Package
Or When to Build Your Own CRA
Frontend tooling can be tricky to maintain. In this piece I discuss pros and cons on building a wrapper around your frontend toolchain.
February 18th, 2017
~10 min read
Integration Tests in Redux Apps
Low Effort, High Value
Testing of Redux based apps can be hard to do efficiently. In this piece I present an approach that can give you a lot of confidence in your app without having to make big investments in test infrastructure.