Alec Brunelle

Words on React, GraphQL, Next.JS, Cypress, Privacy and Remote Work

Toronto Joined on Jul 24, 2017 alec@alec.coffee https://blog.alec.coffee

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Computer Science, University of Toronto

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Full Stack Software Developer at Yolk AI

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Alec Brunelle

Jul 8 '19

Why I use Fish Shell over Bash and Zsh 🐟

#fish #shell #bash #programming

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Alec Brunelle

Sep 29 '20

Running SQL Migrations Before Booting Docker Compose Services

#docker #sql #devops

4 min read

1 year with Cypress: The Guide to End-To-End Testing 🚀

We used Percy at the scenario definition level so its complet...

Jan 6 '21

Calm, Private and Healthy, A HEY Email Review

I read the same post today when someone else referred to it m...

Jul 29 '20

Calm, Private and Healthy, A HEY Email Review

Hi Ben, Gmail still loads pixel trackers client-side. They a...

Jul 29 '20

Calm, Private and Healthy, A HEY Email Review

Hi Luke, As far I know, this is not true. Gmail does load im...

Jul 29 '20

Calm, Private and Healthy, A HEY Email Review

Good question! I am paying for Fastmail right now. I haven'...

Jul 29 '20

What are some side project suggestions?

Ya! The idea is to have a calendar/auth agnostic solution t...

Jul 12 '20

What are some side project suggestions?

I'm working on a self-hosted Calendly alternative written in ...

Jul 12 '20

A Better Way to use GraphQL Fragments in React

So cool Relay supports this! I wish Apollo have more support ...

May 17 '20

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Alec Brunelle

Sep 23 '20

Build a Next.js Blog with Cosmic’s GraphQL API

#beginners #react #graphql #cms

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Alec Brunelle

Jul 29 '20

Calm, Private and Healthy, A HEY Email Review

#email #privacy #productivity

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6 min read

Alec Brunelle

May 12 '20

A Better Way to use GraphQL Fragments in React

#react #graphql #javascript #storybook

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4 min read

Alec Brunelle

Apr 25 '20

How does your company handle research and investigation work?

#discuss #agile #estimation #planning

1 min read

Alec Brunelle

Mar 25 '20

Publishing a JavaScript Package to NPM automatically with Github Actions

#javascript #npm #opensource #github

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Alec Brunelle

Feb 12 '20

Quit Google Analytics, Self-hosted Gatsby Statistics with Ackee

#gatsby #analytics #node #privacy

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Alec Brunelle

Jan 22 '20

Is knowing how to use Docker a prerequisite to becoming a Senior Software Developer?

#discuss

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Alec Brunelle

Dec 20 '19

1 year with Cypress: The Guide to End-To-End Testing 🚀

#testing #cypress #javascript #tutorial

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Dec 5 '19

My first meetup talk @ GraphQL Toronto ⚛️

#graphql #apollo #localstate #talks

1 min read

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Oct 21 '19

How To Make Money From Your Software Blog Without Hosting Ads 💸

#blogging #money #webdev #career

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Alec Brunelle

Oct 4 '19

The Brave Browser just released a new way to support contributors on Github 🤑

#github #opensource #money #brave

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Alec Brunelle

Jul 6 '19

Good books for developer managers?

#discuss #humans #management

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Alec Brunelle

May 23 '19

Hacking my Honeymoon with JavaScript 🦒

#javascript #heroku #node #beginners

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Alec Brunelle

May 8 '19

Resolving tricky situations with git reset and rebase 🧶

#git #rebase #versioncontrol

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Alec Brunelle

Feb 2 '19

Using Bull.js to manage job queues in a Node.js micro-service stack

#javascript #node #job #queues

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Alec Brunelle

Dec 9 '18

How Learning Elixir Made Me a Better Programmer 🥃

#elixir #javascript #education #learning

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Alec Brunelle

Mar 11 '18

The Best Parts of The Pragmatic Programmer 📚

#books #beginners #tips

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Why I use Fish Shell over Bash and Zsh 🐟

Running SQL Migrations Before Booting Docker Compose Services

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1 year with Cypress: The Guide to End-To-End Testing 🚀

Calm, Private and Healthy, A HEY Email Review

Calm, Private and Healthy, A HEY Email Review

Calm, Private and Healthy, A HEY Email Review

Calm, Private and Healthy, A HEY Email Review

What are some side project suggestions?

What are some side project suggestions?

A Better Way to use GraphQL Fragments in React

Build a Next.js Blog with Cosmic’s GraphQL API

Calm, Private and Healthy, A HEY Email Review

A Better Way to use GraphQL Fragments in React

How does your company handle research and investigation work?

Publishing a JavaScript Package to NPM automatically with Github Actions

Quit Google Analytics, Self-hosted Gatsby Statistics with Ackee

Is knowing how to use Docker a prerequisite to becoming a Senior Software Developer?

1 year with Cypress: The Guide to End-To-End Testing 🚀

My first meetup talk @ GraphQL Toronto ⚛️

How To Make Money From Your Software Blog Without Hosting Ads 💸

The Brave Browser just released a new way to support contributors on Github 🤑

Good books for developer managers?

Hacking my Honeymoon with JavaScript 🦒

Resolving tricky situations with git reset and rebase 🧶

Using Bull.js to manage job queues in a Node.js micro-service stack

How Learning Elixir Made Me a Better Programmer 🥃

The Best Parts of The Pragmatic Programmer 📚