Secrets of live coding

03 Dec 2019

I really enjoy both delivering and watching live coding talks. Sure, there are some rough ones every now and then, but overall I find that there's a lot of value to be gained in watching and understanding how someone else goes about coding. The sense of connection to the crowd, the engagement, the suspension of disbelief and the motivational factor all make live-coding truly rewarding.

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Wrangling Redux - reducer size

20 May 2019

Redux is not the 'new hotness'. In fact, that it's probably quite far along the downward slope of the technology hype cycle. This is not simply a love letter to Redux. There are many significant challenges to working with Redux. Needless to say, I have stumbled into some of these problems, and I'd like to share some of my learnings.

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