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Evaluations of software tools, platforms, and utilities that enhance developer productivity and code quality. Analysis of IDE features, version control systems, debugging tools, and how well-designed tooling improves engineering outcomes.

February 14, 2017 Building HTML5 Components for Adobe Animate CC

Building HTML5 Components for Adobe Animate CC

Adobe Animate CC lets you create reusable UI components for HTML5 projects. Adobe's documentation is sparse.

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September 4, 2016

AWS Lambda's Bad Interface Is Actually a Feature

Lambda's clunky deployment process forced me to think small. That constraint led me to better microservices design. Sometimes friction is good.

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August 15, 2016

Bash on Ubuntu on Windows: What Works and What Doesn't

Microsoft added Ubuntu's Bash to Windows. I tested it for real work and hit some rough edges.

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July 22, 2016

Mocha v3: Major Improvements to the Test Runner

Mocha v3 dropped with better .only() behavior, visual improvements, and Node v7 support. Here's what changed and why it matters.

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