Insights
Music & Coding
I never thought I would become a programmer. I stumbled into web development while I was studying music in college. Believe me, I was surprised when I ended up becoming a professional web developer.
Ai vs Ps: Improve Your Workflow
About a year ago I made the switch from mocking up my designs in Photoshop to using Illustrator instead. After listening to UI designer Jeremy Miller of Radolo talk on this topic, I walked away with one thing: “Learn to Love Illustrator.” And that I did.
Hi, I’m a Recruiter and I’m Coming for Your Employees
That’s basically what someone told me on the phone last week. Jon answered the phone and the caller, a recruiter, asked to be connected…
3 Bits of CSS That I’m Going to Start Using Everyday
Viewport Sized Typography, CSS Columns, and Using CSS Shapes as Text Wrap
Skinny Everything (Part 3 of 3)
Any software developer who deals with MVC frameworks has most likely come across the mantra “Fat Model, Skinny Controller”. This is not a good philosophy. It is a bad idea to have a fat model. In fact, it is a bad idea to have a fat anything. Instead, you should strive for Skinny Everything.
VFA : Revitalizing America Through Entrepreneurship
Sean Rowland recently joined the Revelry team via Venture For America. Read more about why college grads are choosing the route of entrepreneurship rather than a corporate lifestyle!
Faster Software Development with (Smart) Technical Debt
“technical debt” noun. the sum of costs owed to one’s computational progeny for past transgressions against their design and future well-being If you’re like…
Sassy Ampersands Are… Beefy
Ampersands can handle situations like reverse nesting, extending class and id names, and even adjacent sibling selection.
Skinny Everything (Part 2 of 3)
Concerns are modules you can use to extract code out of models and controllers. This is useful for various reasons. An obvious one is that this makes things skinnier, which we’ve already established is good. Another is that you can use these concerns to mix into other models and controllers
Skinny Everything (Part 1 of 3)
While it is definitely good to have a slim controller for sake of code reusability, readability, and testing, it is also good to have a skinny model (for the exact same reasons). In fact, its just good to have a skinny everything.