Adam Barker

Adam Barker @_adam_barker

About: I'm a developer with (way too) many years of experience, originally from the UK but now in NYC having co-founded a real-estate startup and an AI driven content engine platform.

Location:
New York, NY
Joined:
Jan 20, 2018

Adam Barker
articles - 10 total

How to make a dynamic Twitter Header with Switchboard Canvas

A number of interesting posts on dev.to describe how to make a dynamic Twitter header/cover and they inspired me to add this capability to Switchboard Canvas - an API-driven image generation tool.

Learn More 5 0Oct 27 '21

JavaScript's Import/Export Business

With ES6, the language introduced the `import` and `export` keywords allowing easier modularization and organization of code.

Learn More 10 0May 25 '20

Custom Validators for Angular Reactive Forms

Angular's Reactive Forms allow a pretty cool factory-style pattern for building custom validators.

Learn More 8 0May 24 '20

WWDC2019: Of Course We Need To Work Overtime

There's been a big response to a comment Tim Cook said at the recent WWDC2019 event.

Learn More 7 10Jun 5 '19

Python & Pandas Course

Get Udemy's Python and Pandas course for free.

Learn More 14 7May 30 '19

One Way to Level Up Your Development Career

How to boost your perception by being a good business player as well as a good team player.

Learn More 51 0May 26 '19

Is it dev dot too or is it dev dot tee oh?

So literally my whole entire life I've been pronouncing this site as "dev dot too" but I've just he...

Learn More 14 20May 11 '19

The Day Everyone Turned Into Michael Johnson. A Lesson In F5.

Just a story about a serious mistake that was funny at the time and serious later.

Learn More 26 3Apr 15 '18

One of the Most Useful Software Development Skills Has Nothing To Do With Software Development

Yes there are a gazillion languages and frameworks to learn, but one skill will help you get ahead.

Learn More 31 0Apr 10 '18

The Super-Brief History of JavaScript Frameworks For Those Somewhat Interested

A relatively brief history of how we got here - a slew of JavaScript frameworks and the problems they're trying to solve.

Learn More 66 19Apr 2 '18