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  1. Writing Less Error-Prone Code

    How to optimize for a living codebase, where a line of code will be repeatedly read, adapted and copied.

    Oli Peate
    June 8, 2018
    • Code
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  2. Organize your functional code

    When coming to a functional language, I often hear people ask, “How do I organize my code?” Let’s take a look at some ways in which data can tell us how to organize our modules and functions.

    German Velasco
    March 19, 2018
    • Elixir
    • Functional Programming
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  3. Access Ruby Hash Values with Fallbacks for Missing Data

    Find out different ways to access hash values in Ruby and save the dinosaurs at the same time.

    Rob Whittaker
    September 25, 2017
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    • Rails
    • Ruby
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  4. Extending Elm Native UI with JavaScript

    How to add extra UI functionality to your Elm Native UI project.

    Jon Yurek
    March 27, 2017
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    • Elm
    • JavaScript
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  5. How to Skim a Pull Request

    A list of keywords that give us pause.

    Mike Burns
    February 13, 2017
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    • Ruby
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