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Andrew James

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  • So you want to game the system and get promoted?

    A guide to stacking the odds in your favour to get to the next level.

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  • So you want to work remotely?

    Tips and product suggestions for setting up an effective remote workstation.

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  • Building an Accessible Menubar Component Using React

    Create an accessible Menubar based on the WAI-ARIA design pattern for a menubar widget.

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  • So you want to write a Groom’s speech?

    Advice for the groom to help him create a memorable and meaningful wedding speech.

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  • So you want to build a PC?

    An overview of the main hardware components you will need to build a desktop PC.

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  • Multiple Entry Points in Create React App Without Ejecting

    Create multiple entry points without ejecting from the safety net of Create React App.

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  • So you want to WFH?

    Tips maintaining focus and effective communication whilst working from home.

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      i've been reflecting a lot lately on how so much of getting better as a developer doesn't show up in your commit history. it takes months and has no real PR/ artifact to show for it until one day you just... notice you got better at something.
      
      wrote a post on it: sarahgerrard.me/posts/slow-p...
      The Slow Parts of Getting Better - Sarah GerrardMost of the growth that matters as a developer happens slowly and invisibly — building mental models, learning to articulate what you know, getting better at reasoning about tradeoffs. This post is ab...
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      The great thing about having built a terrible client for Bluesky+Mastodon is that I never know if the lack of new posts is because Bluesky is down, or my shitty self-hosted Mastodon instance is down, or my shitty client is at fault.
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    15. Andrew James

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      Wee man turns one tomorrow. Figured it was time for his first set of wheels
      A tricycle designed for toddlers. Animals with balloons sit in the background
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    19. Katie Mack

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      Sharing this again in honor of the #Artemis II lunar flyby today

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      Back in 2012, @astrokatie.com wrote a blog post for us about Neil Armstrong's passing, and about her grandfather, a Navy meteorologist who helped save the Apollo 11 crew using classified satellite data he wasn't allowed to share.
      
      You can read it here: qspace.fqxi.org/news/61123/l...
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      I just can't get enough of how amazingly kind and supportive everyone involved in Artemis II is.
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