Rémy 🤖 articles - 26 total
The Ultimate Python main()
Did you ever create a Python "bin" script? This is a guide to make it as future-proof and convenient as possible.
On the usefulness of `git rebase`
Who's using git rebase and why?
20 years later — How I find and fix bugs
Debugging techniques from 20 years of coding explained and classified
Why robot citizens will save the tech industry
Robots are often seen as unwelcome members of the Internet, yet they are everywhere. Maybe the time came to consider them differently.
CSS Patterns — Deep dive in grids
Grid systems took over the CSS world however they are really simple to create. Once mastered you can get custom systems very easily!
Add progress bars to any command
Tools like gzip and friends are great, but they don't have a progress bar.
What CAPTCHA do you use?
I'm tired of training Google's AI, do we have other CAPTCHA options out there?
Version and automate your dev.to publishing with GitHub Actions
What do devs do in the face of adversity? They dev!
The way adults deliver software on time
Estimations and planning are a developer's hell although they are a necessary part of our responsibilities. Let's review methodologies that enable us to hit deadlines.
Asking for review on non-string regular expressions
It's pretty abstract but I did something with regular expressions and I look for feedback
10 rules to code like NASA (applied to interpreted languages)
The famous JPL's Power of 10 rules apply mostly to C and compiled languages, however with a little thinking we can also understand how to use them in interpreted languages.
How CloudFlare could have avoided its outage (maybe)
Regular expressions can be deadly if you don't know the flaws
8 tips from John Wick for 10x developers
Get killer advice from Neo himself
Expecting is learning
Is the key to learning new techniques to be able to expect features from the tools you use?
The string-matching regex explained step by step
Start from the smallest string-matching regex to a full-blown JSON string parser
The secret that the fonts industry doesn't want you to know
Finally the story of CSS's most unsung hero
Google is slow
If you ask Google, Google is slow.
Clarifying GDPR
GDPR took the world by storm but it seems that it is still very badly understood. This post aims at fixing a few misconceptions.
Introducing the Async Debounce pattern
Your front-end code is asynchronous. And it's a hell to wrap your head around it. Here's a simpler mental model.
Dumb algorithms make us dumb
Should we all just quit our job to save the planet from fake news and fascism?
Writing documentation in the Enterprise World ©
Ever worked on an undocumented project? Let's stop inflicting this to our colleagues and ourselves
3 simple rules to get time storage right
Storing time is one of the most recurring source of bugs. Here's a few rules to wrap your head around it.
Setting up a dev 101 course for my PMs
PMs, especially junior ones, are getting intrigued by development. As they schedule tasks all day long, they have no idea what's going on under the hood and that might be a frustration! What should I teach them?
Messaging bots — Birth of a new craft
You might think chatbots are just a phase. On the other hand, I literally bet all my money on it and let me tell you why.