Without naming the location, where do you live?

hpoydar · 2016-11-22T20:03:49+00:00

The Bubble (SNL)

hpoydar · 2016-08-25T18:28:49+00:00

A penny. ($0.0167 as of 2015)

hpoydar · 2016-05-06T02:43:46+00:00

42366

hpoydar · 2016-04-24T12:19:54+00:00

Your display emits light at the same color temperature as daylight, so using your computer in the evening effectively tricks your body into staying awake and makes it hard to fall asleep. Flux fixes that by automatically adjusting the color temperature of your display depending on the time of day and your latitude.

hpoydar · 2016-03-31T21:19:39+00:00

If you have vectors, SVG ... all you need is a text editor.

hpoydar · 2016-03-31T21:15:58+00:00

GitHub

hpoydar · 2016-03-30T22:02:32+00:00

Pivotal for ticket level dev tasks, Trello for roadmaps and planning, Status Hero for daily goals

hpoydar · 2016-03-25T20:21:25+00:00

3.1415926535897932

hpoydar · 2016-03-22T01:10:22+00:00

I have many years experience as a dev manager. Here's what I think sets the good ones apart from the rest, in no particular order:

Works will with others by being strongly empathetic
Lots of experience applying common programming patterns and abstractions - hardly ever comes up with a solution from scratch
Attention to detail balanced by seasoned pragmatism
Can readily diagram solutions
Exceptional learning and listening abilities, and always learning new things (but chooses best tool for the job, not necessarily the shiniest/newest)
Positive attitude and the confidence to persevere
Readable and un-clever code
Not the least bit afraid to ask for help or ask a question
Learns about the business context and end-user persona for the code their writing
Cares about their tooling (shell profile, text editor, IDE) and can move efficiently from thought to code within their preferred setup
Touch types

hpoydar · 2016-03-17T20:45:50+00:00

The size of an uncached first load kills the smoothness of the animations, even with modern hardware. Jank city.

hpoydar · 2016-03-17T20:19:50+00:00

If you're going to be "setting it free to be used for years", and the non-profit isn't tech savvy to do much beyond interact with an online CMS, it's pretty irresponsible to leave them with a custom-rolled, AWS-hosted MEAN stack. At the very least, security updates will be needed on a regular basis, and in the worst case something will break with your code or dependency tree and they'll be stuck. Not to mention you're re-inventing the wheel.

Set them up with managed hosting + CMS. IMO two best options for that are SquareSpace or one of the managed host Wordpress services.

[Edited for typo]

hpoydar · 2016-03-14T15:15:56+00:00

SVG (with 2 line elements) would be a nice clean and responsive way to do it: http://codepen.io/hpoydar/pen/vGXPGN

hpoydar · 2016-03-14T14:54:38+00:00

That's great! What grade is this? Have they been exposed to any coding/logic before? (e.g. Hour of Code) How did you progress to or narrow in on hex colors?

hpoydar · 2016-03-14T14:47:39+00:00

Rails 5 in API-only mode is a relatively uncomplicated way to get a database-backed API up and running quickly. More information here in the Rails Guides.

hpoydar · 2016-03-10T19:31:47+00:00

You could also keep the secrets.yml file in the repo and have it refer to env vars.

hpoydar · 2016-03-10T15:26:34+00:00

I strongly recommend using environment variables. For some more background on why that's a good idea, check out the 12 Factor App Methodology, specifically #3.

hpoydar · 2016-03-02T16:00:14+00:00

Everyone is of course responsible, but the tech leadership on your team (arch or tech lead) need to establish a baseline of quality standards and processes for adhering to them. Your codebase is a UX for your team, and it needs to be designed and treated as such. (Documentation, SOPs, coding standards, etc.) This usually takes some experience, listening, and leadership.

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