A novel about what the Internet feels like
It’s almost forgotten now, but “Generation X” - a term now used to describe people…
The Case Against Facebook from Evolutionary Biology
So, what are we going to do about Facebook?It has been clear for at least…
You Might Need Redux
When my kids were babies, sometimes it felt like a one-hour trip to the store…
Our Public Discourse About COVID-19 is Completely Idiotic
In much of the developed world right now, it is possible to attend a movie…
Why the Frontend Keeps Getting Harder
I gave a talk recently extolling the virtues of PouchDB and how you can use…
Being Agile as a Freelancer
When I began working a freelancer last year, I knew I wanted to use an…
Functions as Props: Describing a thing by what it can do
One of the best things about React is that it manages to combine almost-real JavaScript…
On React's Barrier's to Entry
In React is the new Dojo, Alex Russell argues that React's days as king among…
Thinking in State: The Tao of Frontend Development
One of the side effects of working with redux is that it forces you to…
What I want from a React UI framework: Intentions and skins in the presentation layer
Front-end frameworks like Bootstrap and Foundation are reviled among some front-end developers for creating bloated…