Journal

2026

1. Running my DSMR parser backwards into a virtual smart meter Jun 13
2. Why a Dutch postcode regex is not enough Feb 24

2025

1. Why my Ruby gem ships address formats twice Nov 10
2. How Erlang's parser tools saved my DSMR library Oct 06
3. Handle international addresses in Ruby Oct 03
4. The tiny JSON parser that fixes your CSP headaches Sep 18

2024

1. A CSS-only carousel slider that still feels native Oct 09
2. My Obsidian setup Jul 28

2023

1. Lazy loading images is just HTML now Sep 18
2. Your Ecto changeset is allowed to be boring May 22

2022

1. Never turn JSON keys into atoms in Elixir Nov 07
2. AbortController is how fetch learned to clean up after itself Feb 14
3. Use previous value through a React hook Jan 13

2021

1. Rails credentials are not a replacement for configuration Aug 23
2. URL state is still state Mar 15
3. Making Tailwind stick in existing stylesheets Feb 26

2020

1. How to use Vim on Linux and macOS Dec 07
2. How to capitalize strings in JavaScript Nov 11
3. How to use React Context Oct 23
4. Trap focus in a React component Oct 12
5. Debouncing a React input should not require a dependency Sep 21
6. Scroll a React component into view Jul 03
7. A package for presenting person names Apr 16

2019

1. Keep personal files out of your project .gitignore Nov 18

2017

1. Going epic with Redux Observable tests Nov 10
2. How I started thinking about my styles Jan 16

2016

1. JavaScript rendering in PHP with Lambda Apr 11

2015

1. Handle authenticated users in Behat/Mink Dec 12
2. Running Hapi with Passenger on Heroku Nov 05

2014

1. How I use environment variables with Node.js Aug 14
2. Rendering templates from a Twig extension Jul 10
3. A spelling and grammar checker for Node Jan 03

2013

1. Running Symfony on Heroku Oct 28
2. Install the intl PHP extension in MAMP Jun 17
3. Mock Guzzle responses in Symfony tests Jun 03
4. Masking content in Drupal Mar 06

2012

1. Using Drush in a MAMP environment Jun 22
2. Install Mongo extension in MAMP with PECL Mar 26
3. From A to Z in PHP Mar 06
4. Upgrade MAMP's phpMyAdmin Mar 05
5. Remove Drupal stylesheets with hook_css_alter Feb 24
6. Add your own styles to Drupal's WYSIWYG module Feb 24
7. Configure multiple WordPress environments Feb 01