How to Set Up Static Code Analysis For Your Project

June 2, 2020 in blog

Static code analysis

Static code analysis is a method for identifying bugs and other quality issues in the program by examining the source code without actually running it. This is achieved by scanning the codebase and tracing code paths to find common code smells, potential bugs, tech debt (e.g., duplicate code), unit test coverage, and code logic complexity. Static code analysis can be done manually but there are many static code analyzer tools to automate this. We’ll look at one of these tools, SonarQube, and walk through the process of setting it up locally and adding a static code analysis step to the Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) process for your projects.

Beyond Minimum Viable Product: A Lesson on Building Production-ready Software

August 12, 2019 in blog

What I learned working at a mature startup that’s building new things but also has a ton of customers and products in production.

Effective Unit Testing of React Components With Jest And Enzyme

August 11, 2019 in blog

The purpose of this article is to (1) provide a high level discussion of testing and (2) offer some practical examples and best practice for writing automated unit tests for React Application using Jest and Enzyme.

A Guide For Migrating Your Project to TypeScript

July 24, 2019 in blog

Introduction to TypeScript and guide for how to migrate your project from Flow to TypeScript.

This post is a WIP.

The Algorithm for Managing Stress

July 16, 2019 in blog

What is stress? Stress is your subconscious telling you that you have sh*t to do. Feeling stressed about your health? Go to the gym everyday. Feeling stressed about your financial situation? Get a more high paying job. If only things were that simple. In this post, I’m going to teach you how to get rid your stress by understanding where your stress is coming from, then come up with an action plan and execute actions to address the source of your stress. This is not another “top 10 things you can do to ….” article. I will be discussing specific algorithms and heuristics with roots in computer science and mathematics that can be followed for every step of your journey to eliminating the source of your stress.

Get Started With Go

February 3, 2019 in blog

Go is becoming pretty mainstream. Every job posting I’ve seen recently requires Go as a want-to-have or a need-to-have skill. This post serves as a guide to help you hit the ground running with Go.

Thirsty Plant: Automated Plant Waterer

January 11, 2019 in projects

by Xiaoyun Yang and Clyde Shaffer

I love indoor plants but I’m bad a keeping them alive. I once had a cactus that died from thirst. I purchased a few Aqua Bulbs, which has been great help in keeping the big plant watered enough for me to get around to taking care of it. However, I can’t use the Aqua Bulb on my smaller plant. Also, Aqua Bulbs break easily and refilling it with water is always a hassle. This motivated me to build an automated plant waterer. Let’s call it ThirstyPlant.