Writing tests for JavaScript code that interacts with the DOM can be tricky. Luckily, using a combination of AVA and jsdom, writing those tests becomes a lot easier. This article will walk you through how to set everything up so you can get started…
Babel 6 was released late last year and with it came some core changes. I put these slides together for a lightning talk at work whilst I was learning about these changes. Direct link to the slides.
A few years back I discovered the wonderful world of podcasts, I subscribed to one or two and gradually over time the list has grown, I now subscribe to so many podcasts it's not even funny! How do I manage to find time to listen to all of these…
Exactly one year ago I wrote a post looking ahead to 2015 in which I made plans and set a few goals for the year ahead. What a year it's been. 2015 2015 began having just gotten engaged to my girlfriend Charlotte, this was shortly followed by the…
Like to keep an organised email inbox? I definitely do, here are a few tips I picked up over the last few years, and how I combine them all to help me maintain an organised, and often empty, inbox. Address Alias Address aliases allow you to specify…
Recently I needed to delete all npm package folders which had been installed into the directory of a project. Attempting to manually delete the folders occasionally failed due to the maximum path length limitation Windows imposes. I didn't fancy…
Last year was full of change, I got engaged(!), refocused on client side development, worked in an (proper) agile scrum team for the first time, attended my first meetup, architected a custom adaptive framework using SCSS, and finally, left my job at…
This post details the journey through my first week working with Python, Django & Google App Engine. I've had ups and downs (many!), but overall I've come out loving the three of them! Let's begin... My Experience I'm not gonna lie, I have a little…