robmclarty

Be One With the Bike

Efficient--Not Perfect--Code

Software Is Change

Loop Heuristics in Javascript

Different ways of looping in JS and my personal preferences to avoid complexity and errors.

Write Self-Documenting Code

The Business of Privacy

Reduce Complexity, Not (Necessarily) Code

The overall goal should be to minimize *complexity* of code (for the humans that maintain it).

Machine Learning Is Not Learning

Can linear functions be considered to think?

Creating an Optimization Team

Some JS Do's and Don'ts

Some of my personal preferences that have served me well over the past couple decades.

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Cascade

Some of my thoughts about best practices for maintainable CSS used to style HTML.

Docker is Fun and Easy

More fun than manually deploying an app, customizing your dev env for every new feature, or even using something like Vagrant!

What To Put In a Scope Doc

Code Stease

A collection of small JS syntax variations and how they might help organize code for better legibility.

Personal Security Tips

Some general-purpose tips for keeping your personal data safe in the age of mass-surveillance.

Don't Use HPKP by Default

The Creative Process in Software Development

Alternative React Component Patterns

A set of different patterns or structures for creating React components.

Installing Letsencrypt With Certbot

An easier way to hook up custom (free) HTTPS to your website.

What is a JSON Web Token?

Securely transfer claims between two parties

How to Install Image Magick and Setup Paperclip

Handle file uploads and server-side image processing in your Rails 4 app with Paperclip and Image Magick

On Finishing Things

Harness your vital inspiration to create something new and make a mark on the world.

How to Secure Your Web App Using HTTPS With Letsencrypt

With governments and corporations dipping their hands ever more into our private lives, it's good for you (and your customers/audience) to setup some safeguards.

How to Deploy a Rails 4 App With Git and Capistrano

A Fast, Consistent, and Automated Process for Your Deployment Pipeline

How to Setup a New EC2 Instance on AWS

Build your own castle in the sky... err, cloud.

How to Setup a Production Server for Rails 4

From a bare-bones virtual-dedicated server running Ubuntu, Apache, Passenger, and MySQL

Stripe VS Paypal

A Good Leader Aligns

A CMS Is Not Always the Optimal Solution

Spring Breeeeaaaaaaak!

Managing Your Inbox

How to manage a massive amount of email (based on different advice from various people)

Is There Something Other Than Time Tracking?

General Guidelines for Productive Teams

Art, and Our Pattern Recognizing Minds

SVN Cheat Sheet

Movie Usability

The Deprivation of Life's Potentials Isn't Necessarily a Bad Thing

Essential Forms for Natural Science

Designed to Live

Lost in a Multitude of Possible Experiences

Lost in Translation is one of my favourite movies, and I think this is why...

Art is a Thing of Beauty, Nothing Less

Aubrey Beardsley: A Model For a Repressive Social Environment

Jackson -- A Critical Reaction

Flanagan and a Possible Purpose for Consciousness

Mathematics, 3D puzzles, and Logical Interpretations

That Innate Ideas are Probable