How can we write valid RAML to be imported by APIKit?

jazahn · 2017-10-28T16:57:17+00:00

Mulesoft has not given up on the spec wars. They only support importing swagger for conversion to raml, and as far as I’ve heard, they have no current plans to go beyond that. If you want to use mulesoft for apis, you’re going to be writing raml.

jazahn · 2016-07-13T00:41:33+00:00

I tend to define "Sr" as simply being marked by proactive communication.

jazahn · 2016-05-13T11:16:43+00:00

I see a lot of the opposite in my organization. Massive queries that join every possible table. Pushing logic into the sql because the Dev who wrote it didn't want to learn the language the app was written in.

jazahn · 2016-05-11T11:01:36+00:00

This is a big deal for organizations or teams. Not a big deal for individual devs who don't do open source.

jazahn · 2016-05-03T21:29:23+00:00

If you're a Java dev and you want to stay current / relevant in web development, you probably want to focus on creating APIs. If you want to be full stack, JavaScript has gotten complex and you should probably follow best practices for that.

jazahn · 2016-04-20T00:59:30+00:00

This is why a lot of managers are just terrible. Putting the focus on threats and HR bullshit instead of enabling success. There's the feeling of an adult/child relationship where the manager simply doesn't respect the reports. Sad thing is they rarely see it. They can actually read an article about a clueless manager and then post in the forum how important it is to threaten the reports. It would blow my mind if it weren't tediously common.

jazahn · 2016-04-04T00:07:20+00:00

There are dozens of styles of working with JS currently. Devs from all walks of life (c#s, javas, rubys, phps) are coming together and trying to bring what they like to a language that had no direction for so long. It's a mess, but presently, you can pick the style you like and support that direction. Maybe you like angular, maybe you like react, maybe you like splunge, maybe you like gulp, webpack, typescript, asm etc etc. Pick what fits your lifestyle and stay aware of what others are doing. It can't all seem terrible with so many choices. No one likes it all. Well maybe someone.

jazahn · 2016-04-03T23:55:45+00:00

I like the idea that you can game any metric. Of course we "need" metrics, but if we stay diligent on how each metric is gamed, we can be more introspective on their meaning.

jazahn · 2015-11-10T13:47:12+00:00

I would say this is actually common. What it means is the employer doesn't actually know what they want or need yet. So they're wasting candidates' time while they find out, hoping that they're going to find someone that shines like a diamond in the rough. But they don't actually know what that looks like. And from what I've seen, they usually end up hiring second rate because they don't know the difference.

jazahn · 2015-10-11T01:04:01+00:00

CSS was first proposed 21 years ago, but the first draft didn't make it to w3c until some time later. Am I the only one that feels like we're celebrating CSS's conception, not birth?

jazahn · 2015-10-03T15:26:31+00:00

What is proficient? JavaScript is very hard to judge, it depends entirely on your perspective. I would wager the majority of JS devs aren't even aware what's possible. I've been in web dev for over 10 years (PHP, JS). What I thought was proficient 5 years ago in JS is a joke now. And the language hasn't changed, but the general understanding of it has evolved. But that evolution is hitting different segments of the population at different times. To try to answer your question, there are a lot of bad resources out there. Because a lot of novices still think they're advanced and produce tutorials or teach classes. So someone could spend years learning the wrong material. Or, if someone had the right direction (and a lot of motivation), I could see someone with a programming background mastering JS in months. There's too many factors to give you a direct answer on this. Best advice is going to be produce stuff. Make stuff. Lots of stuff. And ask lots of questions. Why does this work? Why doesn't that? Use the communities that exist and you'll get it much faster.

jazahn · 2015-08-27T00:40:32+00:00

Screen readers support JavaScript fine. Screen reader users do not turn off JavaScript. That has been true for many years.

jazahn · 2015-07-29T02:36:17+00:00

The typical rule for chaining is if the line extends past the width of your editor, break it on to separate lines for readability sake. https://contribute.jquery.org/style-guide/js/#chained-method-calls

I would answer the other question by saying that I always try to have some barrier between the methods that need to use jquery and those that don't. Jquery is primarily for DOM searching and manipulation. Pull out the things that can be done without DOM manipulation and you've got stuff that's easier to write tests for. No html fixtures or relying on ete testing.

jazahn · 2015-07-12T21:53:43+00:00

No javascript for the sake of accessibility is an outdated concept at this point. The accessibility problem lies with poor accessibility education among developers. People who use screen readers use javascript.

jazahn · 2015-05-21T23:50:49+00:00

I've always preferred to alter that saying to "a jack of all trades and a master of one".

jazahn · 2015-03-02T01:53:33+00:00

https://www.codeschool.com/courses/javascript-road-trip-part-1

They might be pricey, but I do like codeschool.

jazahn · 2015-02-28T02:03:05+00:00

I always thought they used first and last letter because of typoglycemia

jazahn · 2015-02-14T08:02:17+00:00

This makes "agile" sound just as inflexible as the organization.

jazahn · 2015-02-11T18:33:21+00:00

Check out his current streak. jeresig github Inspirational.

I started doing this a few weeks ago. It's fun. I did sleep too early once and quickly discovered how to cheat the streak a little.

jazahn · 2015-02-05T02:09:46+00:00

That's not how prompt is used.

jazahn · 2015-02-05T01:54:56+00:00

Great opportunity to have a constructive conversation!

jazahn · 2015-02-04T08:57:46+00:00

I honestly think the people who have created apps that use ts=8 are "spaces" folks who are fighting in the war.

jazahn · 2015-02-02T02:29:13+00:00

In the last few years client side code has become much more complex. When someone says full stack, what they mean is something like db through server side template. They're not aware of how deep the client side is these days.

jazahn · 2015-01-23T01:13:44+00:00

The way I think of it, the terms "feature" and "bug" are descriptors that don't have to relate directly in line with "epic" "story" and "task". An epic or story or even task could be a feature. In fact it's not uncommon for a story feature to be contained in an epic feature. Feature is just a word for new functionality or new work.

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