Development
Our Engineering team, apprentices, Front-End Developers, and Designers share insights on the development process
Discussion: Problem Solving and Learning on the Job as a Software Engineer
A while back several Revelers were chatting in Slack about learning and working as a software engineer. Some interesting ideas were being thrown around…
13 Must-Have Visual Studio Code Extensions for Front-End Developers
Always on the hunt for ways to automate or be more efficient, Steve lists several VS Code extensions that make his every day life better when writing CSS or SCSS.
How to Cope with Growing Pains of a Scaling Culture
Don’t Get Turned Into Spaghetti By Tidal Forces As You Approach The Event Horizon Opinions about ‘scaling’ and ‘change management’ that flood expanding companies…
Ecto, You Got Some ‘Splainin To Do
Ecto is a powerful tool for interacting with databases. By adding `EXPLAIN` to the SQL strings, I was able to quickly troubleshoot and get the job done.
Super Simple Guide for Organizing Styles in React Native (6 Steps)
Even though it’s really easy to get in the habit of using inline styles all over the place in your components, there might be better ways of organizing your styles for React Native.
My Introduction to Property Testing
Lately I’ve been exploring various automated testing techniques, and it’s about time I got to property-based testing, also known simply as property testing. I…
Implementing Globalization (G11N) in Software Applications
While working on getting a product live in Canada, we have gone through various trials and tribulations getting localization to work. Globalization generally refers to the combination of localization (L10N), and internationalization (I18N).
Getting My Feet Wet with Deep Learning and Word2Vec
After listening to this episode of Practical AI, I got interested in experimenting with Word2Vec. According to wikipedia, Word2vec is a group of related models that…
6 WordPress Features You Should Know – Or May Have Forgotten About
There are so many features in WordPress, it’s impossible to know them all. The trick is to find the hidden gems that make your life easier.
Improve Your Workflow in the Terminal with These fzf Tips
Tips and code snippets that can be used to help improve your workflow in the terminal, and, how to create your own fzf-based workflow.