Our individual and collective health is inextricably connected to the health of our natural ecosystems. Our fundamental resources (air, water, food, medicine & materials) are partially/completely provisioned, supported & maintained by functional ecosystems. A threat to these systems is a threat to ourselves. Ironically, human activity is the largest threat…

Requirements change, software changes. How can we soften the pain of change? Here’s a little example of how volatility-based-decomposition could help. Although I don’t show a top-down decomposition, this exemplifies ‘composition smells’ based on requirements. Disclaimer: I’m still learning volatility-based decomposition. So, if there’s anyone reading this that knows better…

I’ve been using XState recently to simplify my complex React components. Using state charts is a delight to use for frontend apps. I began thinking about how a state machine’s mechanical nature remind me of switches, and how transistors are like switches, and how logic gates are built from these…

If a project is contained from the start then you have a greater degree of confidence that it’ll run in any environment. If it works locally then it’ll work anywhere. There are a few elements that are required to achieve local docker development: - Docker to build & run the project…

Note: I don’t have anything against React. This article is about exploring ideas of decoupling, regardless of the library or framework. The rise of the virtual dom in the front-end world has left clumsy imperative dom manipulation in the past. From this new shift comes a flood of new frameworks…