Aug 20, 2020S3P — Parallel S3 Listing & CopyingS3P’s unique, parallel S3 bucket listing algorithm can list 20,000 items/second and copy up to 9 gigabytes / second. AWS S3 offers industry-leading scalability, data availability, security, and performance. It’s also relatively easy to work with, at least when working with one file at a time. However, once you load…AWS7 min read
Feb 4, 2020Modular Redux — a Design Pattern for Mastering Scalable, Shared State in ReactModular Design Part 2 — Practical Application (Modular Design Part 1 — The 5 Essential Elements of Modular Design) Summary: Modular Redux is a design pattern, not a new dependency. It only uses standard Redux and React. It takes less than half the code compared to traditional Redux/Redux-Toolkit and decreases…React18 min read
Jan 27, 2020The 5 Essential Elements of Modular Software DesignWhy do we care about modular design? Let me tell you a story about my friend Mike Kelly. In 2016 he took a side job to build a simple course platform. Since it was a side job, and Mike was bored, he offered to do this job at a deeply…Software Architecture9 min read
Dec 30, 2019Debuggers are Broken — Become a console.log-SamuraiThis is a re-post of my reply to Please Stop Using console.log — It’s Broken by Luc Claustres.You can read his thoughtful response here. Debuggers are useful, but logging has capabilities that debuggers can’t compete with: universality, temporality and turing-completeness. My title is entirely a tongue-in-cheek response to the source…Java Script6 min read
Dec 4, 2019How I Eliminated Redux Boilerplate with Hooks-for-ReduxRedux is great. It lets you persist, restore, log, and investigate your application’s state in a reliable, predictable way. Further, there are lots of great libraries out there like react-redux, redux-devtools and redux-logger which make working with Redux a pleasure… almost. There’s just one thing. Redux takes an excessive amount…React9 min read
Aug 30, 2018Medium Image Options DemoI’m curious what medium’s different image-presentation options look like, aren’t you? Let’s find out! First, the Options There are four image-placement options in Medium. Your image must be at least 1000 px wide for all four options to show up. Full column-width images ( recommended >1400 px ) Out-set images ( recommended >…3 min read
Apr 16, 2017The Optimists Guide to the Future of WorkThe future is not what it used to be. The economy is in a slump. Middle class jobs are being hollowed out. Technology leaders fear machines will replace most jobs. There will be no work for most people. People are generally pessimistic about the future of work. …Technology8 min read
Feb 26, 2017Meta GovernmentA System for Peaceful Experimentation, Evolution and Revolution of Governments — Governments have many problems and challenges. We talk about them all the time, but there is one problem we rarely talk about. It is so big and seemingly impossible to solve that we skip right past it and worry about the little things we think we can change. …Political Theory8 min read
Dec 1, 2016Representation and SlaveryDoes your government represents you and your values? If yes, do you think at least 90% of what it does represents your values? Do you approve of 90% of the military spending and military actions? Do you approve of 90% of the health-related spending and regulation? Do you approve of…Politics3 min read
Jul 6, 2016NVC Distilled — Summary of the Concepts of Non-Violent CommunicationNVC is a framework for making life better for ourselves and others through needs awareness, emotional awareness and effective communication. There are many insights across the extensive collection of NVC material available. Here, I’ve attempted to collect these insights in one place. It is a whirlwind tour of the wisdom…Self Improvement4 min read
