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Should Our Family Own Only Electric Cars?

My wife already owns an electric car. What if I replaced my gas car with an electric one, too?

Ever since my wife got her electric BMW i3 a couple of years ago, I’ve been jealous of the performance. Electric cars have amazing torque, and this particular model is incredibly fun to drive.

McMullen Creek Flood

by The bridge over the creek in our neighborhood flooded today, as Hurricane Florence came through town on Sunday, September 16, 2018. Continue reading McMullen Creek Flood

Example of Functional Programming in Three Web Languages

by Functional programming is all the rage in the Javascript community this year, and I’ve been doing a lot of it lately because I’ve been using Redux on my latest project at work. It occurred to me that web developers have had some of the building blocks of functional programming for over two decades. Here are examples of a functional approach, mapping an array to a new array, in just three languages popular in web development, ones that I’m familiar with.

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Let’s Compare Javascript Testing Frameworks

by Testing your code is one of the most important things that you can do to make yourself a better coder. That’s not just because testing can prevent you from breaking previously-working code when you make changes (also known as regressions), but more importantly, it forces you to write better code in the first place.

We have known about the benefits of testing to prevent regression for a long time. That testing encourages better code in the first place is a viewpoint that is honored more in theory than practice.

In this article, I will compare javascript testing frameworks, so that you can see how easy it is to get started, and see which one makes the most sense for you. Continue reading Let’s Compare Javascript Testing Frameworks

Wrangle Wandering Whitespace with Git (?!?)

by While I was watching a course on Pluralsight, Advanced Git Tips and Tricks, I came across a feature that I had never heard of before, but well worth knowing. Did you know you can wrangle wandering whitespace with Git? Continue reading Wrangle Wandering Whitespace with Git (?!?)