Published inCurious·PinnedMember-onlyCan Agile Principles Unlock Neuroplasticity, Flow State, and Motivation?An exploration into the similarities between Agile methodologies, plasticity, and the procrastination equation; and how you can use them to regain focus during lockdown. — Are you struggling for motivation? Join the damn club! The pandemic and continuous lockdowns have been hard on everybody and, for those of us fortunate enough to be able to work from home, finding focus and motivation has often been a struggle. While ONS figures show that productivity hasn’t been…Productivity12 min readProductivity12 min read
Published inJavaScript in Plain English·Feb 17, 2021Member-onlyThe two-line JavaScript design pattern that covers a multitude of sinsBecause nothing is fool-proof to a talented fool. — What’s the problem? 😩 There’s always one isn’t there? That junior dev who writes things like if (x === undefined), or that one package that pollutes the global scope with loads of garbage you don’t need. Or maybe it’s a bit of self-sabotage — you spend ages debugging some obscure issue and cursing whoever…JavaScript3 min readJavaScript3 min read
Published inJavaScript in Plain English·Feb 14, 2021Member-onlyThe easy way to create a unique array of JSON Objects in JavaScriptNo filters, no callbacks, no dependencies and no 'for' loop 🙌 🎉 — Google “JS array of unique JSON Objects” and you’ll be plunged into a world of panicked StackOverflow answers that range from superfluous to ridiculous — third-party libraries, custom iterator functions, unportable code that’s difficult to read… You don’t need any of it! EDIT: Yes, I fully appreciate the irony of…JavaScript4 min readJavaScript4 min read
