Lessons we’ve learned on real projects (page 228)

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plus.google.com
Interesting rant about google platforms
Filipe XimenesJanuary 11, 2017
bitsplitting.org
The price of GPL
Matt Mullenweg, the founder of Automattic, downloaded his competitor Wix's iOS app. It looked eerily familiar, and he confirmed it contains source code stolen from WordPress. He called them out on his blog, getting right to the point in addressing the problem:Your app’s editor is built with sto
Filipe XimenesJanuary 11, 2017
github.com
Parse and automatically capitalize human names with nameparser:
Parse human names into title, given, middle, family, suffix, nickname and maiden name. Typed, zero-dependency, CJK-aware. - derek73/python-nameparser
Flávio JuvenalJanuary 9, 2017
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chrismm.com · offline
"Project delays: why good software estimates are impossible"
Filipe XimenesJanuary 9, 2017
Today I learned
If you're using CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER = True, probably you'll also want CELERY_EAGER_PROPAGATES_EXCEPTIONS = True to find bugs
Flávio JuvenalJanuary 6, 2017
djangoproject.com
Django bugfix release: 1.10.5 - update your projects!
Flávio JuvenalJanuary 5, 2017
firstround.com
Great advice from top startups in 2016:
In our annual roundup, we've distilled the top 30 insights from all of our articles published over the last year. Read on to take in tactics and advice from some of the sharpest minds we know.
Flávio JuvenalJanuary 5, 2017
firstround.com
Great article about employee retention:
Location Labs is known for two things — its impressively low burn rate and its uncanny ability to retain brilliant employees for years and years. Here's how it's managed to hold on to its most valuable talent.
Flávio JuvenalJanuary 5, 2017
firstround.com
"Write down any question you hear from customers more than twice. That'll feed your content marketing".
Joe Coleman has been helping companies of all sizes publish quality content for years. Here's his advice for startups as this new marketing trend reaches fever pitch.
Flávio JuvenalJanuary 5, 2017
Today I learned
This is how you mock components when testing react with jest:
// in your test file jest.mock('../path/to/component/to/Component.js'); Create a __mocks__ folder in the same directory of the component you want to test and a file with the same name of the component inside it: // __mocks__/Component.js import React from 'react'; export default function mock() { return (<span>Component mock</span>); }
Filipe XimenesJanuary 3, 2017
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twitter.com · offline
React tip: the solution to “how do I avoid passing props many levels down” can be surprisingly simple:
Victor CarriçoJanuary 2, 2017
civilcomments.com
simple automated solution for dealing with trolls and toxic comments on your comments session: everyone has to rate before commenting and helps stoping hate speech
Rob NovelinoJanuary 2, 2017
stackoverflow.com
Want to exclude a directory from git diff? Use git diff old new --name-only | grep -v '/tests/' | xargs git diff old new --. Replace old/new with your branches.
Flávio JuvenalDecember 29, 2016
github.com
If there is an error with webpack build it will not stop your CI from deploying. Always use --bail
Hi, I'd like to know when a build failed using the webpack client (because of a module not found for example). Right now, it seems that the client is outputting the error to the console but the sta...
André EricsonDecember 28, 2016
docs.djangoproject.com
On Django templates, avoid nested fors on simple cases by using ifchanged block tag: #ifchanged
Flávio JuvenalDecember 28, 2016

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Lessons we’ve learned on real projects (page 228)

Interesting rant about google platforms

Interesting rant about google platforms

The price of GPL

The price of GPL

Parse and automatically capitalize human names with nameparser:

Parse and automatically capitalize human names with nameparser:

"Project delays: why good software estimates are impossible"

"Project delays: why good software estimates are impossible"

If you're using `CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER = True`, probably you'll also want `CELERY_EAGER_PROPAGATES_EXCEPTIONS = True` to find bugs

If you're using `CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER = True`, probably you'll also want `CELERY_EAGER_PROPAGATES_EXCEPTIONS = True` to find bugs

Django bugfix release: 1.10.5 - update your projects!

Django bugfix release: 1.10.5 - update your projects!

Great advice from top startups in 2016:

Great advice from top startups in 2016:

Great article about employee retention:

Great article about employee retention:

"Write down any question you hear from customers more than twice. That'll feed your content marketing".

"Write down any question you hear from customers more than twice. That'll feed your content marketing".

This is how you mock components when testing react with `jest`:

This is how you mock components when testing react with `jest`:

React tip: the solution to “how do I avoid passing props many levels down” can be surprisingly simple:

React tip: the solution to “how do I avoid passing props many levels down” can be surprisingly simple:

simple automated solution for dealing with trolls and toxic comments on your comments session: everyone has to rate before commenting and helps stoping hate speech

simple automated solution for dealing with trolls and toxic comments on your comments session: everyone has to rate before commenting and helps stoping hate speech

Want to exclude a directory from `git diff`? Use `git diff old new --name-only | grep -v '/tests/' | xargs git diff old new --`. Replace old/new with your branches.

Want to exclude a directory from `git diff`? Use `git diff old new --name-only | grep -v '/tests/' | xargs git diff old new --`. Replace old/new with your branches.

If there is an error with webpack build it will not stop your CI from deploying. Always use --bail

If there is an error with webpack build it will not stop your CI from deploying. Always use --bail

On Django templates, avoid nested `for`s on simple cases by using `ifchanged` block tag: #ifchanged

On Django templates, avoid nested `for`s on simple cases by using `ifchanged` block tag: #ifchanged

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Lessons we’ve learned on real projects (page 228)

Interesting rant about google platforms

The price of GPL

Parse and automatically capitalize human names with nameparser:

"Project delays: why good software estimates are impossible"

If you're using CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER = True, probably you'll also want CELERY_EAGER_PROPAGATES_EXCEPTIONS = True to find bugs

Django bugfix release: 1.10.5 - update your projects!

Great advice from top startups in 2016:

Great article about employee retention:

"Write down any question you hear from customers more than twice. That'll feed your content marketing".

This is how you mock components when testing react with jest:

React tip: the solution to “how do I avoid passing props many levels down” can be surprisingly simple:

simple automated solution for dealing with trolls and toxic comments on your comments session: everyone has to rate before commenting and helps stoping hate speech

Want to exclude a directory from git diff? Use git diff old new --name-only | grep -v '/tests/' | xargs git diff old new --. Replace old/new with your branches.

If there is an error with webpack build it will not stop your CI from deploying. Always use --bail

On Django templates, avoid nested fors on simple cases by using ifchanged block tag: #ifchanged

Found it useful? Let’s put it to work.

If you're using `CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER = True`, probably you'll also want `CELERY_EAGER_PROPAGATES_EXCEPTIONS = True` to find bugs

This is how you mock components when testing react with `jest`:

Want to exclude a directory from `git diff`? Use `git diff old new --name-only | grep -v '/tests/' | xargs git diff old new --`. Replace old/new with your branches.

On Django templates, avoid nested `for`s on simple cases by using `ifchanged` block tag: #ifchanged

Found it useful?
Let’s put it to work.