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Thoughts, ideas and opinions on all things software strategy, design, and development – from the emerging tech experts at Revelry
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Meet Jeff Ramos: Youth Soccer Coach, Talent Recruiter, Mardi Gras Parader, and the CEO’s Little Brother
Jeff grew up in New Orleans, attended Auburn Montgomery University to play soccer, then moved in with Gerard in Lake Tahoe to help him…
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13 Must-Have Visual Studio (VS) 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.
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How to Delegate with Defdelegate
Software engineer and Elixir pro Bryan Joseph explains how to delegate functions to another module with a secret weapon, also knowns as defdelegate.
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The 8 Principles of Information Architecture to Create a Great User Experience
Good IA helps the end user have a better understanding of your product, navigate your product with ease, and makes your product more predictable and intuitive.
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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…
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Meet Stuart Ballard: Eccentric Builder, Health Junkie, and Reluctant Technologist
Like many Revelers, Stuart was drawn to Revelry for the work-life alliance flexibility but stayed for the quality code. He currently travels full-time, taking…
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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.
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What’s in Your UX Design Toolkit?
There are many tools at a UX Designer’s disposal when it comes to analyzing and planning for the optimal UX of a product or feature. Hauwa shares hers.
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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.
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Need a UX Checklist? 4 Steps to an effective audit
The checklist is a good foundation for a UX audit and can be used as a starting point and not as an end goal, but rather as a guide.
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