Stories by markl42

Never say "it didn't work"

Upstream vs. Downstream Services

Don’t Try and Outsmart the Linter

Don't Try and Outsmart the Linter

Working a new thing for other developers to use? Write the docs first

Copy and paste error messages from the typechecker when using suppressions

Don't Try and Outsmart the Typechecker

You can understand or debug just about anything. Just keep popping the hood:)

Give a reason when using suppression statements

JavaScript: Chain custom errors to preserve stack traces

Teaching People to Fish

Jest: How do I mock x? (Runnable examples for common mocking scenarios)

You can debug or understand anything. Keep popping the hood

Tiny Treeshaker: JavaScript tree shaking in 200 lines of code

Show HN: Programming.protips.wiki – A Collection of Programming Protips

Techwriting.styles.wiki – a wiki of styleguide tips for writing documentation

The Dream Query: How we scope projects with GraphQL

Show HN: Techwriting.styles.wiki – Tips for improving project docs, RFCs etc.

Write explicit type guards

Betteridge's Law of Headlines