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· 6 min read · AIproductivityClaude Code

I Couldn't Find Anything in My Claude Chats, So I Accidentally Built a Life OS

How I turned 30+ scattered Claude chats into a 500-file markdown system that runs my entire life - in one month.

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· 6 min read · developer advice

Changing code culture

Sometimes you want to improve your working environment, try these ideas to get started...

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· 7 min read · developer advice

Dealing with Burnout

Being a developer can lead to burnout, learn to understand the signs

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· 7 min read · javascriptseo

5 SEO Tips for JavaScripters

Take a few minutes and really spruce up your javascript app search results. Learn how...

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· 5 min read · javascriptlearning

Javascript is the gateway drug

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· 10 min read · javascriptmeteor.jsmeteor hosting

Building your own Meteor Galaxy hosting setup with Digital Ocean

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· 5 min read · javascriptmeteor.jsscalingweb performance

But does Meteor scale?

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· 5 min read · javascriptmeteorperformancecdn

Using a CDN with your production Meteor app

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· 4 min read · meteor.js

Building an admin app as a microservice with Meteor.js

Build an admin app to keep logic seperate in Meteor.js

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· 4 min read · meteor.jsconference

Why Meteor needs a conference

Being a developer can lead to burnout, learn to understand the signs

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· 5 min read · sslmeteor.js

SSL and Meteor.js

Why add SSL to your website? Learn the how and why with Meteor

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· 6 min read · javascriptdebugging

Easily debugging meteor.js

Sometimes you need to go deeper than console.log, learn how.

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· 6 min read · meteor.js

Fat Models, Skinny Templates

Have business logic for your Meteor app? Learn where to park it in your app...

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· 6 min read · securitymeteor.js

Meteor Security 201

Securing Meteor publications is vital. Are you doing it right?

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· 3 min read · securitymeteor.js

The curious case of the unknowing leaky Meteor security

Don't accidentally leak out private data. Learn how to properly setup Meteor.js

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· 3 min read · meteor,.js

Facebook to acquire Meteor

Facebook is buying up Meteor. Just Kidding, April Fools :)

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· 6 min read · securitymeteor.js

Environment Settings and Security with Meteor.js

Security of a meteor app is important. Is your app secure?

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· 2 min read · mongodb

Using MongoDB geospatial index with Meteor.js

Learn how to find and index locations using MongoDB

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· 8 min read · testing

Cucumber.js and Meteor - The why and how of it

Learn why you should test your javascript code?

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· 7 min read · developer advicemeteor.js

Getting started with Meteor.js

A great list for getting started with Meteor.js

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· 4 min read · meteor.jsgoogle analytics

Google analytics events, goals, and Meteor.js

Making Meteor.js and Google Analytics work together

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· 8 min read · meteor.js

What is Meteor.js?

Learn more about what Meteor.js is...

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· 5 min read · mongometeor.jsaggregation

Using MongoDB aggregations to power a Meteor.js publication

Need to aggregate data from collections? Learn how with Meteor.js and Mongo.

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· 3 min read · meteor.js

Adding comments to your Meteor.js app

Quickly add comments to your meteor app

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· 4 min read · javascript

Dealing with Timezones in javascript

Dealing with timezones can be tricky with javascript. Learn how...

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· 4 min read · meteor.js

What is Meteor.js club?

Want to meet other meteor folks?

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· 8 min read · meteor.jshosting

Modulus vs Heroku vs Digital Ocean

Looking for a place to host your Meteor.js app?

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· 6 min read · meteor.jssecurity

Meteor Security 101

Thinking about launching a Meteor app? Learn how to secure it.

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· 4 min read · mongodbmeteor.js

Meteor and Mongo Performance

Curious about how a top Meteor app is scaling? Learn here...

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· 5 min read · meteor.jsmongodb

How to optimize your Mongo database for Meteor.js

Speed up your Meteor apps by optimizing MongoDB

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· 4 min read · meteor.jsangular

Meteor and Angular - a match made in heaven?

Can Meteor.js and Angular.js work together?

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· 5 min read · meteor.jsscaling

How to scale a meteor.js app

Growing user base for your Meteor app. Learn to scale it up here...

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· 4 min read · meteor.js

Where is the ORM in Meteor?

Meteor doesn't have an ORM, let us look at some other options

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· 5 min read · meteor.js

How to organize your Meteor.js app

Organize your first Meteor.js with these simple tips.

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· 2 min read · meteor.js

How to upgrade your Meteor.js package to work for 0.9

Want to write your first meteor package? Learn how here...

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· 1 min read · learningmeteor.js

What I've learned from a year with Meteor.js

What I've learned from a year with Meteor? Click here and watch my thoughts.

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· 5 min read · meteor.jsmongodbscalingjavascript

Why you shouldn't wait for Meteor 1.0 (to start using it)

Meteor.js is ready to use right now, find out why!

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· 4 min read · open source

The 'deeper why' of open source

Do you use open source software? Think about the advantagous of giving back...

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· 5 min read · building

Being a maker is in my DNA

When did you get started learning tech? This is the story of how I got started

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· 3 min read ·

Building Communities are hard

Growing a community is hard.

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· 4 min read · developer advicerails

The right tool for your job

Picking the right library or package can be hard, Here are things I look for...

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· 3 min read · developer advice

Launch it, quick!

Got an idea for an app? Build it quick and learn what works...

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· 4 min read · developer advice

Throwing away code

Sometimes code just isn't right, don't be married to it...

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· 2 min read · ruby

Ensure with no rescue

I found that you can make a code block always runs without a rescue in ruby.

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· 1 min read ·

Lessons Learned Bootstrapping Harmony - Ordered List

An interesting link I wanted to share

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· 3 min read · rails

Grow your app from seeds

Developing a rails app and need some test data to get started?

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· 1 min read ·

TextMate shortcuts you should be using « require ‘brain’

Found this link interesting

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· 4 min read · developer advice

Be pragmatic with your time

Time is fleeting, learn how to best manage your time as a developer...

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· 4 min read · rails

Fun with ActiveRecord

Learn how to leverage activerecord to your advantage in your rails app

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· 4 min read · railstesting

Mocking and Stubbing can be evil

Thinking about writing mocks or stubs for rails test? Learn how to do it better...

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· 4 min read · developer advicerubyrails

Building an api

Building an API? Get some knowledge from my adventures...

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