2024
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The CSS You Learned Is No Longer All There Is to CSS
If you learned CSS more than five years ago, you’ve missed a revolution. The limitations you once accepted as inherent to the language no longer exist.
3 min read · Alejandro
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2024
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The Promise of the Edge
Running code on globally distributed servers, close to each user. Millisecond latencies instead of hundreds of milliseconds. Sounds ideal.
2 min read · Alejandro
2024
Development
The Argument Against
TypeScript slows down initial development. You have to write more code, define types, and deal with compiler errors that sometimes feel unnecessary. In pure JavaScript, things simply work.
3 min read · Alejandro
2024
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The Appeal of the Monorepo
All code in one repository. Atomic changes that touch multiple packages. Internal dependencies always in sync. Trivial code reuse.
3 min read · Alejandro
2023
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Why Database Migrations Are Scary
It's code that modifies data in production. If something goes wrong, it's not a bug that can be fixed with a hotfix. It's potentially lost or corrupted data.
3 min read · Alejandro
2023
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The Financial Metaphor
Ward Cunningham introduced the term technical debt to explain to non-technical stakeholders why it sometimes makes sense to take shortcuts. Like a loan: you get something now and pay later.
3 min read · Alejandro
2023
Development
The 100% Coverage Dogma
There are teams obsessed with coverage metrics. Every line must be tested, every branch covered. The magic number is 100%.
3 min read · Alejandro