Michael Lee π articles - 69 total
Why is it you can execute a function on the right side of an AND && operator in JavaScript
I always assumed that operators like && and || are for comparing true and false statements on...
Add a YouTube stats widget to your iPhone with JavaScript
In this article, I'll be showing you how to add a YouTube widget to your iPhone that pulls in a coupl...
Avoiding the awkward 2 seconds after a Zoom call looking for that end button
Youβve just wrapped up your meeting, youβre saying bye to your colleagues but then thereβs a second o...
Changing domains for a website hosted on Netlify and how to tell Google you've moved
Cover photo by erica steeves on Unsplash Getting into a new home could be excited! You've scoped...
You are a software engineer
A friend of mine is currently on the job hunt. He was sharing with me how hard it's been. I've been o...
How to prevent readline in Node from exiting on line event?
I'm working on a command line tool using Node and I'd like to prevent it from exiting when using the...
What has your developer journey looked like?
I'm curious about what has everyone's journey into being a developer and as a developer or even after...
Rails queueing system, should I use delayed_job or sidekiq?
I'm working on a message queueing system in a Rails application and trying to figure out whether to u...
What is the "<>" operator called in Elixir?
I'm reading over the Elixir guides and recently came across the various operators. One of which is th...
Why does Rails component classes start with the prefix "Action" or "Active"?
I've noticed this pattern and was just curious if anyone knows the story behind the "Action" or "Acti...
Is there a way to subscribe to a series on DEV?
There are so many really cool series going on at DEV, I was wondering if it's possible? Would the bes...
The best thing about my job is ___
A) Unlimited LaCroix B) Working remotely C) Wearing t-shirts to work Or share your own answer.
Cool, just send me a copy of the code on ___
A) The blockchain B) Dropbox C) Slack Or suggest your own answer.
It's going to take ___ to finish that task.
A. Technical debt B. Restarting the production server C. The Rock πͺ Or suggest your own answer.
Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak is to Apple as ___ is to ___
A. @ben , @jess , @peter /DEV π¨βπ»π©βπ» B. John Resig/jQuery π‘ C. DHH/Ruby on Rails π€ Or suggest your...
___ as a Service
A. Side projects B. Automation π€ C. node_modules π Or suggest your own answer.
What I hate hearing most as a developer.
A. Using Vim makes you more productive β¨οΈ B. This should be low-hanging fruit π C. Looks good on my...
Trust me, I can build software because I learned how to code from ___
A: gifs B: Twitter π₯ C: BTS π¨βπ€ Or suggest your own answer.
A misunderstanding of ______ brought down all of the Internet
A: this in JavaScript B: Wordpress plugins C: Semicolons ; Or suggest your own answer.
I got to the bottom of an infinitely scrolling website and found
A: A switch for turning on dark mode ππ B: The wrong copyright year in the footer π€¦ββοΈ C: A Bitcoin...
git commit -m "_____"
A: π B: test C: initial commit Or suggest your own answer.
Who are women that should get recognition for their contributions to software?
An observation that I had this morning is that I don't easily know many of the women who have made co...
Friends donβt let friends ____ on a Friday afternoon.
A, B or C? Or share your own answer. Happy Friday yβall! π₯³
_____ does not Spark Joy, thank it and discard it.
A, B or C? Or suggest your own answer.
Bane of my existence as a developer
A, B or C? Or suggest your own answer.
My favorite swag from tech conferences are ______
A, B or C? Or suggest your own answer.
Resizing panes in tmux
One of the tools I use daily as a developer is tmux. Being able to have multiple panes in a single te...
Compile a Jekyll project without installing Jekyll or Ruby by using Docker
My current choice for running my site is Jekyll, a static-site generator written in Ruby. Since I dit...
How would you setup a model in Rails to reference the same model type?
Let's say I have a model for a thing called "Chapter". I want to be able to reference the next chapte...
How does one go about allowing custom domains to point to your application?
I've been mulling over a web application idea and was wondering how does one go...