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Writing on Rust, Go, Python, and JavaScript, plus the occasional detour. Browse by tag or series.

New Years Resolutions for 2018 and 2017 Review

January 1, 2018

Switching from annual to quarterly goals for 2018 after completing only 1 of 5 resolutions in 2017.

January 1, 2017

Narrowing focus for 2017: restart blogging, learn Go, and speak at conferences after 4 of 15 goals in 2016.

March 31, 2016

A quick update on upcoming React.js ES2015 tutorials and NPM package development content.

January 1, 2016

Setting 2016 goals for blogging, photography, and conferences while reviewing 2015 results (7 of 13 achieved).

September 16, 2015

Build Express API routes to serve JSON data and connect React components using the request library.

August 10, 2015

Use npm-check-updates to safely upgrade React and other packages by reviewing changelogs for breaking changes.

April 5, 2015

Create reusable Job components in React: build nested components that iterate over data with props and state.

March 8, 2015

Add Bower, Bootstrap SASS, and Gulp automation to a React/Express app for better asset management.

February 4, 2015

Automate JSX compilation with Gulp, Browserify, and Reactify for efficient React development workflow.

February 1, 2015

A year of big changes: new job at TrackMaven, got married, and doubled down on open source contributions.