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piratefsh / JSConf IS notes
Created August 31, 2016 03:21
Cartoon guide to React performance
- shouldComponentUpdate() -- reduces render update given similar state
- setState at lower levels in tree
- state immutability
Reactive Animation
- david khourshd
- http://conal.net/papers/icfp97/
- RXCSS (dynamic variables in css)
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piratefsh / lessons-from-deleting-code.md
Last active December 30, 2016 04:08

Lessons from deleting code

Deleting unused code is part of a healthy codebase. Every now and then, a feature gets decommissioned and an engineer is tasked with removing it. Sometimes I'm that engineer. It seems like a trivial thing to write about, but I was pleasantly surprised by how non-straightforward it can be, especially if you're doing it for the first time. There're lots of learning points, especially on how code organization really matters when it comes to maintainability.

Decommissioning a feature is more than just turning it off. It also means hunting down all the parts of code that is no longer needed. And that can be pretty tricky.

It goes without saying that this is by no means the only way to go about doing it. It also really depends on how your codebase is organized. Hopefully this will give you some idea on where to start and things to look out for when you're doing code cleanup.

For some context, our web client at Viki is on the following stack:

  • Frameworks/Libraries: Ruby on Rails
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piratefsh / onemap-sg-scraper.py
Last active September 6, 2017 11:57
# quick and dirty scraper to get images from http://hm.onemap.sg/
# requires requests module
import requests
import os
def get_image(url, filename):
r = requests.get(url)
if r.status_code == 200:
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piratefsh / js-the-weird-parts-abstract.md
Last active October 20, 2017 16:23

JavaScript, the weird parts

JavaScript can be mysterious and weird, let's just all admit that. In this talk, we'll explore all the wonderful obscure, weird bits of JavaScript, and how to befriend them so they don't bite you in the ass (if they haven't already). For example we'll explore things like:

Why on earth does this work:

foo();

function foo(){

console.log('foo');

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piratefsh / multi.html
Created December 23, 2017 05:59
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Interactive Features</title>
</head>
<body>
<ul id="my-list">
<li id="1">item1</li>
<li id="2">item2</li>
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piratefsh / keybase.md
Created June 27, 2018 14:17

Keybase proof

I hereby claim:

  • I am piratefsh on github.
  • I am sherminn (https://keybase.io/sherminn) on keybase.
  • I have a public key ASBdx7Nt-xsUJlfWNHasXIxZFbEvSbXL5w0W3yIqjGY_jwo

To claim this, I am signing this object:

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piratefsh / smarty-to-mustache.js
Created December 9, 2021 22:15
#!/usr/bin/env node
const fs = require('fs');
const jSmart = require('../../jsmart');
const tpl = fs.readFileSync('./test-file.tpl', {encoding: 'utf-8'});
debugger;
const compiledTemplate = new jSmart(tpl, {autoLiteral: false, ldelim: "{%", rdelim: "%}"});
// const output = compiledTemplate.fetch({my_variable: 'Hello World', my_conditional: true});
// // output will be "Hello world"
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piratefsh / tictactoe.py
Created September 14, 2015 15:59
Simple command-line tic-tac-toe game in Python. Kinda TDD-ed.
import re
EMPTY = '-'
PLAYER_X = 'X'
PLAYER_O = 'O'
def init_board(n):
board = {}
for x in range(n):
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piratefsh / js-the-weird-parts-notes.md
Last active May 14, 2022 17:46

JavaScript, the weird parts

link to notes https://git.io/vgpKc

about Sher Minn

  • front-end web engineer
  • funemployed, but joining Viki.com in a week
  • recently spent 3 months in NYC at the Recurse Center
    • retreat for programmers
  • where people go to be better at what they do
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piratefsh / ESLint setup for Sublime Text 3.md
Last active November 25, 2023 18:37

##Sublime linter setup Displays warnings and errors from ESLint. You need eslint installed. See readme of https://github.com/roadhump/SublimeLinter-eslint for eslint installation instructions

  1. With Package Manager, install SublimeLinter and SublimeLinter-contrib-eslint
  2. Cmd+Shift+P should now have a SublimeLinter: Lint This View option
  3. Running that should lint your file. It should also run the linter on file load and save (configurable on SublimeLinter settings)

##Sublime formatter setup Autoformats your files according to ESLint --fix option