yossorion

What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining A Unicorn

Disclaimer: This piece is written anonymously. The names of a few particular companies are mentioned, but as common examples only.

This is a short write-up on things that I wish I'd known and considered before joining a private company (aka startup, aka unicorn in some cases). I'm not trying to make the case that you should never join a private company, but the power imbalance between founder and employee is extreme, and that potential candidates would

scwood

/**
 * Retries a function that returns a promise a given number of times and backs
 * off each attempt exponentially.
 *
 * @param {Function} promiseGenerator The function to retry.
 * @param {number} [attempts=5] Number of attempts to make.
 * @param {number} [delay=1000] Initial delay between attempts in ms.
 * @return {Promise}
 */
function attemptWithRetry(promiseGenerator, attempts = 5, delay = 100) {

spencercwood

const config = require('./config');
const fetch = require('node-fetch');
const querystring = require('querystring');

module.exports = {
  get,
  post,
  put,
  delete: httpDelete, // function name can't be 'delete'
  fetchJsonWithAuth,

alanbsmith

BUTTERMILK PANCAKES 🥞

OVERVIEW

This recipe is loosely adapted from this NYT recipe. They come out super fluffy. It also works great for waffles. I make my own buttermilk with whole milk and white vinegar, which I'll describe below.

YIELD

~8 pancakes

ryanflorence

Reach UI Philosophy

Reach UI is an accessible foundation for React applications and design systems.

The three equally important goals are to be:

• Accessible
• Composable
• Stylable

tomsoderlund

import React, { useState } from 'react'
import ReactMapGL, { Marker, WebMercatorViewport } from 'react-map-gl'

const applyToArray = (func, array) => func.apply(Math, array)

const getBoundsForPoints = (points) => {
  // Calculate corner values of bounds
  const pointsLong = points.map(point => point.coordinates._long)
  const pointsLat = points.map(point => point.coordinates._lat)
  const cornersLongLat = [

kiliman

export default function () {
  return process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? (
    <script src="http://localhost:35729/livereload.js?snipver=1"></script>
  ) : null
}