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  1. FOSS Like A Boss

    It’s possible you’ve seen the abbreviation while looking for a note-taking app or for alternatives to Google Maps. But what is it?

    EJ Mitchell
    October 21, 2021
    • Open Source
    • How To
    • Overview
  2. Functional Programming as Algebra

    Let’s return to everyone’s “favorite” subject. 🙄

    EJ Mitchell
    January 26, 2021
    • Functional Programming
    • Mathematics
    • Learning
    • Web
    • Elm
    • Scala
  3. Server, They Wrote

    A case of how to squeeze your server for every last 💧.

    EJ Mitchell
    January 15, 2021
    • Ubuntu
    • Optimization
    • Server Management
    • Debugging
    • Web
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  4. KISSing It: On Revisiting Old Code

    One of the many things that’s cringeworthy but worth it.

    EJ Mitchell
    January 4, 2021
    • Development
    • Refactoring
    • Code
    • Continuous Improvement
  5. Gotta Catch an Elm

    Using the PokeApi to learn a new language.

    EJ Mitchell
    July 13, 2020
    • Elm
    • Functional Programming
    • Learning
  6. GraphQL: The Case of the Missing Fields

    Because who doesn’t like a good ole mystery?

    EJ Mitchell
    October 14, 2019
    • Testing
    • Web
    • Architecture
    • Debugging

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