npm Dependency Hell
A deep dive into the terrifying moment when you run npm install and 1,347 packages appear in your node_modules, three of which are maintained by a single person in Nebraska.
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New in the Collection: Descent Journeys in the Dark
It finally arrived -- the long-awaited and controversial purchase. I really wanted it, but the price and reviews about its balance kept me from pulling the trigger. A bit of spontaneity and here it is.
Starting Development of STDS
Spring is coming and I'm getting restless. An idea was born: build a multiplayer top-down shooter in the browser with JavaScript, set in space. Working title: STDS (Space Top Down Shooter).
Bad Monday
It's 4 AM, insomnia got me again. Usually I go work. For me this is a blessed time of peace and quiet -- what more do you need to write beautiful, maintainable code?
When the Build Breaks
A chronicle of the five stages of grief as experienced through a CI/CD pipeline that refuses to turn green, and the lessons learned along the way.
The Joy of TypeScript
How I went from 'types are for people who can't hold code in their head' to 'I will never write untyped JavaScript again' in about six months.
Refactoring Legacy Spaghetti
Every developer inherits a codebase they didn't write. The question isn't whether to refactor -- it's how to do it without losing your mind or breaking everything.
Git Bisect Saves the Day
A love letter to git bisect -- the underappreciated tool that turns a haystack of commits into a binary search for the needle that broke everything.
CSS Specificity Wars
In which a simple color change spirals into a deep dive through cascading stylesheets, specificity calculators, and the liberal use of !important.
Debugging at 3 AM
There's a special kind of clarity that comes at 3 AM when it's just you, a bug, and the quiet hum of a monitor. Or maybe that's just sleep deprivation talking.
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