Davyd McColl - DEV

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Work

Full stack dev at Codeo
Location

Durban
Joined

Oct 23, 2018

Jul 7

Introducing: NEWTS

#typescript #generator #quickstart #npm

4 min read

Recent Comments

re: What was your win this week? Jul 29

Now check out NVM to see how easy it is to install node into ...

re: Why is SQL injection still a thing? Jul 16

I guess some of the problem is that people are introduced to ...

re: Is anyone planning a full or partial "early retirement" from software development? Jul 16

let's put it this way: If I suddenly got $boatload of $cash ...

re: writing code: Native language or English only? Jul 8

thing is -- I don't want to say "don't write in your native l...

re: writing code: Native language or English only? Jul 8

I am a native english speaker, but perhaps my 2c is worth it:...

re: I'm still using Firefox Jul 7

I've been using Firefox as my daily driver (Nightly on my dev...

re: July 3rd, 2020: What did you learn this week? Jul 3

this: cezarypiatek.github.io/post/method... I knew there was...

re: What are some examples of "productive laziness"? Jul 3

Perhaps also how I just wrote a GreaseMonkey script to automa...

Jun 8

Orthogonality

#pragmatic #programmer #abstraction

5 min read

May 21

Keeping DRY

#pragmatic #programmer #duplication

8 min read

May 14

#TIL how to move uncommitted code from one git repo to another

#git #TIL

2 min read

Mar 25

JavaScript: what's the point of bind()?

#javascript #this #bind

9 min read

Dec 15 '19

Bind mounts with an OpenRC service

#linux #bash #openrc

6 min read

Dec 14 '19

Duck-Typing with PeanutButter #1

#ducktyping #csharp #javascript

6 min read

Dec 3 '19

NExpect, Level 3: You're the secret sauce!

#csharp #nexpect #testing

4 min read

Dec 3 '19

NExpect, Level 2: Collections

#csharp #nexpect #testing

5 min read

Dec 3 '19

NExpect, Level 1: Simple Stuff!

#csharp #nexpect #testing

4 min read

Dec 3 '19

Introducing NExpect

#csharp #nexpect #testing

4 min read

Nov 23 '19

So random!

#csharp #testing #random

7 min read

Nov 22 '19

Lazy props for the lazy!

#csharp #programming #lazy

3 min read

Nov 15 '19

Efficient, Eloquent Email

#pragmatic #programmer #communication #email

5 min read

Nov 10 '19

Communication is the key

#pragmatic #programmer #communication

7 min read

Nov 10 '19

Code is for co-workers, not compilers

#programming #style #refactoring

9 min read

Nov 7 '19

Perfect is the enemy of good

#programming #success

3 min read

Nov 5 '19

"Best Practices" is a hollow phrase

#nobs

1 min read

Nov 4 '19

Critical Thinking

#pragmatic #programmer #learning #thinking

6 min read

Nov 3 '19

Lessons from the mat: #2 one word changes everything

#yoga #learning #journey

5 min read

Nov 2 '19

Lessons from the mat: #1 the two resources

#yoga #learning #time #fitness

8 min read

Oct 29 '19

You are what you know

#pragmatic #programmer #learning #career

6 min read

Oct 28 '19

.NET and duck-typing, part 2, In which Things Are Enumerated

#dotnet #ducktyping #csharp

5 min read

Oct 28 '19

You don't have to be perfect to be good enough

#pragmatic #programmer #codequality #goodenough

4 min read

Oct 25 '19

.NET and duck-typing, part 1

#net #ducktyping #csharp

4 min read

Oct 25 '19

Boiling Frogs

#pragmatic #programmer #bigpicture

2 min read

Oct 23 '19

A tale of two classes

#dotnet #inheritence #csharp

6 min read

Oct 22 '19

Be a catalyst for change

#pragmatic #programmer #change #empowerment

2 min read

Oct 21 '19

Broken windows

#pragmatic #programmer #learning #craft

4 min read

Oct 21 '19

This is your path

#pragmatic #programmer #learning

2 min read

Oct 16 '19

The Hacker Mindset

#hacker #progression #dev #learning

9 min read

Oct 15 '19

#jokesTo understand recursion...

#jokes

1 min read

Oct 15 '19

#jokesI can't say "this sucks" about Javascript...

#jokes

1 min read

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