• Nodevember 2015 - Day 2

    There was such a good response from my Nodevember 2015 - Day 1 Recap - thank you to all who read and provided feedback! I hope this Day 2 recap is also of benefit :) Let's jump right in :) Blocking Across The Wire - Kyle Simpson This talk was mind … »

  • Nodevember 2015 - Day 1

    Today was the first day of the Nodevember conference - and it was fantastic. I thought I'd take some time to go through the sessions I attended and what I got out of and/or experienced at each one. Opening Keynote: Yehuda Katz Yehuda started off ta … »

  • Smarter Git Hooks with --porcelain

    In a previous post I introduced Git Hooks and how to make them a seamless part of the frontend dev's workflow. I'd like to build on that and talk about how to make our git hooks smarter - by using the --porcelain flag. General Workflow If you recal … »

  • Git Hooks for the Front End Developer

    Git Hooks are powerful, and can really provide a smooth polish to your workflow. We use package managers, task runners, source control, and all kinds of other good stuff in our workflow; but what makes sure we follow all the steps and run all the ta … »

  • Clean Up Your Gruntfile

    I really don't like looking at a gruntfile with 20 config entries and everything all defined in a gigantic config object. Today, we'll look at a couple techniques for cleaning up the Gruntfile. Clean up Task Configs At the root of your project, cr … »