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scastiel
1,196karma·305submissions·February 16, 2019
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scastiel.dev · Current projects: collectemtl.ca & getkado.app
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The web development might not be perfect, and yes it’s evolving very fast, but it is not worse than it used to be. I’m a bit disappointed in the article. With the title I expected to read something ab…
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Is it really Stripe? If so, WHY not using the Stripe domain name and make us triple check that the website is legit? :( It seems to be an example website, but with my payment information… Could someon…
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Wow thanks for this amazing and useful feedback! I’m glad you liked the book, and will take your suggestions into account :)
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When I became an engineering manager I read the book The Manager's Path by Camille Fournier. I found it very helpful.
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Hi! I tried to list all the advice I gave and received about Pull Requests and Code Review into a short (37 pages) and free guide, with real-life examples and actionable insights.
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Just had a closer look, it seems the second question’s answer is: creators use their own Stripe account, so the problem should not happen here.
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Nice platform it seems, but I have a couple of questions: - If it is free, does that make me the product? How will you make money? - How do you prevent the problems that Flurly had, which led to Strip…
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I’m tweaking a workshop I give to beginners who want to learn React & Next.js. I like thinking about the things I can improve to make the learning experience as good as possivle!
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+1 I would even add a “I’m feeling lucky” button, to redirect to a random blog ;)
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https://scastiel.dev I mostly post about frontend development: React, Next.js, TypeScript…
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I guess one of the reasons they’re hard to convince is that they don’t understand why they should do it. Hopefully my post contains some tips to make them realize how it can help them and the team. Bu…
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On this point I agree with you. And in my experience, it happens as often with seniors as with juniors. The famous “LGTM” on a 1000-line PR ;)
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Thank you, your point is the exact one I argue against in my post, which makes me happy I wrote it. No, junior developer reviews AND approvals are not a waste of time. If your code can’t be understood…
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Wow that’s impressive… and dangerous I guess? I can’t see how this won’t become an antipattern, especially to display ads on websites…
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I’ve talked with several developers thinking it was too soon for them to apply to their first React job. Most of the time, they knew enough already. I decided to list what you do and don’t need to kno…
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Agree, deep work !== deliberate practice, but it turns out they play very well together :)
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I just read the first paragraphs, and added it to my reading list! I heard about deliberate practice for the first time in Cal Newport’s “Deep Work”. I’m a developer and coding is a perfect discipline…