Fully utilizing static types, with all the safety they provide, can be a bit tricky when dealing with dynamic data — like JSON from an API call. Let's look at how to do this in TypeScript.

Magic numbers are an anti-pattern and should generally be avoided. What do I mean when I say magic number? I’m referring to using numbers directly in code as opposed to using a named constant. This can also apply to other data types and literals, especially strings. Why are they bad? They inhibit readability and refactorability.

Getting up in front of a group and talking about something for any period of time can be scary. But it can also be a great way to share your knowledge, to increase your knowledge, and to help others. The goal of this blog post is to give you some ideas on how to get started if you have some interest but no experience yet.

JavaScript Prototypes can be a mysterious thing, but once you understand them they’re not that complex. Let’s dive in to the seeming complexity and remove some of the mystery.

We must proactively create an environment where people from all backgrounds feel welcome and are given the trust they need to feel comfortable and the support they need to grow. This isn’t a platitude. It’s a process, a practice, and a promise. To get to a place where diversity isn’t a goal, but part of the very fabric of our organization.

At Pluralsight we value responsible, autonomous teams and we architect our systems to that end. Here are the practices that we have chosen to make that possible.

The MVP solution to scaling our product experimentation.

Learning is a very personal thing. Learning a language is even more so. In this post, I discuss my approach to learning new programming languages in the hope that you will be empowered to find your own way to learn new languages.

At Pluralsight we value creating our product collaboratively. Here are the practices that we have chosen to support that principle.

At Pluralsight we value continuously delivering value to production. Here are the practices that we have chosen to support that principle.

If half or more of your code is handling edge cases, can you restructure your logic such that you don't have so many edge cases?

Listening to users requires both qualitative and quantitative data gathering. Let's walk through how we think about blending qual and quant and what's hindered our efforts to gather quantitative input.