AI Won't Give You What Thinking and Doing Will
Thinking isn't the accumulation and regurgitation of information. It's a mental system of muscles you need to work through struggles, failures, repetition, and success. AI isn't this.
Metaprogramming TypeScript with the Reflect API
The Reflect API is a mystery to a lot of JavaScript developers. Let's take a look at a few of its features and see how it can be useful for basic metaprogramming in TypeScript.
Building Minesweeper with @xstate/store
@xstate/store is my new favourite lightweight state management tool. It integrates perfectly with all kinds of applications, backend or frontend, including those using React or SolidJS. Here's a bird's eye view of implementing minesweeper with @state/store, SolidJS, and ts-pattern.
'use server' and Next.js
When you add the 'user server' directive to your files, you're implicitly creating public, privileged endpoints to your exported functions.
Creating SolidJS bindings for xstate/store
SolidJS and XState are growing libraries with exceptionally happy users, including me. Here's a documentary of me finding more reasons to use them.
Coho
A brief look at the lives of young coho salmon within the pools of a drying creek in Cumberland, British Columbia.