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Michael Lee 🍕

Maker of things, giver of high-fives 🖐

Location Cary, NC Joined Joined on  Personal website https://michaelsoolee.com/s/ github website

Education

NC State University

Work

Senior Engineering Manager

Why is it you can execute a function on the right side of an AND && operator in JavaScript

Why is it you can execute a function on the right side of an AND && operator in JavaScript

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Add a YouTube stats widget to your iPhone with JavaScript

Add a YouTube stats widget to your iPhone with JavaScript

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Avoiding the awkward 2 seconds after a Zoom call looking for that end button

Avoiding the awkward 2 seconds after a Zoom call looking for that end button

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Changing domains for a website hosted on Netlify and how to tell Google you've moved

Changing domains for a website hosted on Netlify and how to tell Google you've moved

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You are a software engineer

You are a software engineer

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How to prevent readline in Node from exiting on line event?

How to prevent readline in Node from exiting on line event?

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What has your developer journey looked like?

What has your developer journey looked like?

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Rails queueing system, should I use delayed_job or sidekiq?

Rails queueing system, should I use delayed_job or sidekiq?

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What is the "<>" operator called in Elixir?

What is the "<>" operator called in Elixir?

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Why does Rails component classes start with the prefix "Action" or "Active"?

Why does Rails component classes start with the prefix "Action" or "Active"?

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Is there a way to subscribe to a series on DEV?

Is there a way to subscribe to a series on DEV?

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The best thing about my job is ___

The best thing about my job is ___

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Cool, just send me a copy of the code on ___

Cool, just send me a copy of the code on ___

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It's going to take ___ to finish that task.

It's going to take ___ to finish that task.

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Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak is to Apple as ___ is to ___

Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak is to Apple as ___ is to ___

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___ as a Service

___ as a Service

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What I hate hearing most as a developer.

What I hate hearing most as a developer.

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Trust me, I can build software because I learned how to code from ___

Trust me, I can build software because I learned how to code from ___

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A misunderstanding of ______ brought down all of the Internet

A misunderstanding of ______ brought down all of the Internet

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I got to the bottom of an infinitely scrolling website and found

I got to the bottom of an infinitely scrolling website and found

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git commit -m "_____"

git commit -m "_____"

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Who are women that should get recognition for their contributions to software?

Who are women that should get recognition for their contributions to software?

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Friends don’t let friends ____ on a Friday afternoon.

Friends don’t let friends ____ on a Friday afternoon.

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_____ does not Spark Joy, thank it and discard it.

_____ does not Spark Joy, thank it and discard it.

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Bane of my existence as a developer

Bane of my existence as a developer

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My favorite swag from tech conferences are ______

My favorite swag from tech conferences are ______

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Resizing panes in tmux 03:55

Resizing panes in tmux

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Compile a Jekyll project without installing Jekyll or Ruby by using Docker

Compile a Jekyll project without installing Jekyll or Ruby by using Docker

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How would you setup a model in Rails to reference the same model type?

How would you setup a model in Rails to reference the same model type?

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How does one go about allowing custom domains to point to your application?

How does one go about allowing custom domains to point to your application?

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Silencing the lizard brain

Silencing the lizard brain

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Determine the current route in Rails

Determine the current route in Rails

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Spell It Out: 600+ acronyms spelt out

Spell It Out: 600+ acronyms spelt out

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Whee! Issue 008 - A weekly newsletter highlighting the funnest web development resources around

Whee! Issue 008 - A weekly newsletter highlighting the funnest web development resources around

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Whee! Issue 007

Whee! Issue 007

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How do you name your git branches?

How do you name your git branches?

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Whee!, a newsletter highlighting the funnest web development things

Whee!, a newsletter highlighting the funnest web development things

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Avoid setting up an inbox for MailChimp by using AWS's Simple Email Service (SES)

Avoid setting up an inbox for MailChimp by using AWS's Simple Email Service (SES)

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Is there a better alternative to lorem ipsum for placeholder copy?

Is there a better alternative to lorem ipsum for placeholder copy?

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A behind the scenes look at running Spell It Out

A behind the scenes look at running Spell It Out

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When signing up or logging into an app, do you prefer OAuth (authentication w/social media account) or email sign up/sign in?

When signing up or logging into an app, do you prefer OAuth (authentication w/social media account) or email sign up/sign in?

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What teaching my kids how to play tic-tac-toe taught me about user onboarding experience

What teaching my kids how to play tic-tac-toe taught me about user onboarding experience

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Why haven't you gone to a development conference?

Why haven't you gone to a development conference?

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What's your origin story?

What's your origin story?

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What are you learning from the DEV open source codebase?

What are you learning from the DEV open source codebase?

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The tools I use, July 2018 edition 🛠

The tools I use, July 2018 edition 🛠

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So, do it.

So, do it.

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Saying bye to a personal project

Saying bye to a personal project

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WWDC 2018 acronyms spelt out

WWDC 2018 acronyms spelt out

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Introducing my second Twitter bot, @tinyraces

Introducing my second Twitter bot, @tinyraces

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Programming is hard!

Programming is hard!

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Hi, I'm Michael. I'm a dad, work remote, developer now working as a designer, love full stack JavaScript + side projects. AMA!

Hi, I'm Michael. I'm a dad, work remote, developer now working as a designer, love full stack JavaScript + side projects. AMA!

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The best tech stack for projects

The best tech stack for projects

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I just got a Raspberry Pi 3. What can I do with it?

I just got a Raspberry Pi 3. What can I do with it?

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Spell It Out: spelling out tech acronyms, abbreviations and word shortenings

Spell It Out: spelling out tech acronyms, abbreviations and word shortenings

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Future proof your footer's copyright date with the current year

Future proof your footer's copyright date with the current year

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How should markdown be saved and rendered?

How should markdown be saved and rendered?

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If you're in a position to hire, what are you looking for in a web developer's portfolio?

If you're in a position to hire, what are you looking for in a web developer's portfolio?

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Explain variables in programming like I'm five

Explain variables in programming like I'm five

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I built my own invoicing system

I built my own invoicing system

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