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Adam Coster

Multidisciplinary hacker, doctor of biology, developer of full stack webs, maker of games. (he/him)

Location Saint Louis, MO, USA Joined Joined on  Personal website https://www.bscotch.net github website twitter website

Education

PhD Cell & Molecular Biology

Work

CTO at Butterscotch Shenanigans

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😴 Laziness isn't real
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😴 Laziness isn't real

#discuss #productivity #motivation #mentalhealth
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💻 Documentation as code
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💻 Documentation as code

#discuss #programming #productivity #devops
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Tech Debt: The Bill Comes Due
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Tech Debt: The Bill Comes Due

#gamedev #devops
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✂ Save time and make fewer mistakes with Snippets
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✂ Save time and make fewer mistakes with Snippets

#productivity #programming #webdev #vscode
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😫 Tired Of Relative Imports? Time To Get Rid Of Them!

This doesn't work for the JavaScript compiled by Typescript e...

😴 Laziness isn't real

Sorry to hear that, and I'm glad you found a diagnosis that h...

💻 Documentation as code

All of those things are forms of documentation. The question ...

💻 Documentation as code

Agreed! I saw somebody refer to this general idea as "Executa...

💻 Documentation as code

Yep, definitely! The best comments are those that are least l...

💻 Documentation as code

I absolutely agree. Documentation is a lot like testing: at f...

💻 Documentation as code

JSDoc is great, and gets at a subset of the general problem. ...

💻 Documentation as code

Ooooh, that's neat! The trick there would be finding such a s...

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🚀 Super-charge your email with your own domain, routing, aliases, and catch-alls via Google Workspace
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🚀 Super-charge your email with your own domain, routing, aliases, and catch-alls via Google Workspace

#productivity #tutorial #startup #google
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Live Dev: How to set up a Node project with Typescript
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Live Dev: How to set up a Node project with Typescript

#javascript #typescript #tutorial #programming
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How Notion's URLs change without breaking your links
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How Notion's URLs change without breaking your links

#webdev #beginners #programming #html
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Multi-display workstations: boost productivity without breaking your neck
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Multi-display workstations: boost productivity without breaking your neck

#discuss #productivity #programming
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Resolving E404 on global install of a private npm package (Linux)
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Resolving E404 on global install of a private npm package (Linux)

#javascript #node #webdev #linux
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How email previews work
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How email previews work

#webdev #html #css
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Beware silently skipped tests in Mocha
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Beware silently skipped tests in Mocha

#javascript #webdev #testing #mocha
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DevChat #2: Piracy, corporations, and pretty JavaScript strings
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DevChat #2: Piracy, corporations, and pretty JavaScript strings

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Prettify your JavaScript strings
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Prettify your JavaScript strings

#javascript #webdev #programming #typescript
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Learn how binary encoding works (it's more fun and useful than you think)
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Learn how binary encoding works (it's more fun and useful than you think)

#computerscience #beginners #programming #datascience
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Setting up Windows 10 for web development, including Docker, Linux, and Node.js
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Setting up Windows 10 for web development, including Docker, Linux, and Node.js

#webdev #docker #linux #node
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Make coding a joy with these core VSCode extensions and settings
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Make coding a joy with these core VSCode extensions and settings

#vscode #webdev #javascript #node
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How to run Linux on Windows 10 using WSL2
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How to run Linux on Windows 10 using WSL2

#linux #docker #webdev
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Typescript Starter Kit: get up and running quickly!
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Typescript Starter Kit: get up and running quickly!

#typescript #github #startup #productivity
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How to stringify class instances in Javascript and Express.js
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How to stringify class instances in Javascript and Express.js

#javascript #express #serialization #json
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The Typescript "as const" trick
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The Typescript "as const" trick

#typescript #javascript #webdev
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Create a live-reload server for front-end development
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Create a live-reload server for front-end development

#node #webdev #javascript #tools
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"Sign in with Apple" implementation hurdles
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"Sign in with Apple" implementation hurdles

#webdev #oauth #security #apple
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