New year, new goals
My book for January is The DevOps Handbook. I've only read the Intro and feel smarter already. ;)
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Using nameof to avoid magic strings
There's a lot of ways to make our code work for us. Let's check out using the nameof operator to avoid magic strings.
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Why am I getting a "Please complete the security check" error?
I visited a page the other day and saw something odd.. a page that said it was checking my browser. It's unpolished and unfriendly, and my first instinct was to just close the tab and forget it. Then I dropped to the bottom of the page and noticed the link to Cloudflare. Interesting.
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Sunk costs, timeboxing, and asking for help
One of the biggest struggles I have with programming is knowing when to ask for help. A little struggle is necessary for growth, but when am I just wasting time when I could be learning from others?
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The helpful exception box
If you're in a legacy codebase with a centralized "message box" form, why not add some features that make it work for you? 😏
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Keeping my eyes on the road ahead
One of the first things I learned while driving was to look as far down the road as possible, to plan for obstacles before they became a problem. Looking back, I realize how important that is for handling most things in life.
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Suck(er)ed into the telephone game
The telephone game is fun until you're actually trying to get something accomplished!
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If it's worth doing, it's worth sharing
I've learned and created things over the years that probably would've helped out others, if only I'd shared them. So have you!
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