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  1. That murky project feel

    When the path forward is unclear, step back, zoom out and find clarity through context.

    Jared Turner
    August 29, 2024
    • Product Management
    • Problem Solving
    • Decision Making
    • Context
  2. Translating Code Through Context

    How to use context to read code written by a different programmer, and read/write code in different programming language from your main language.

    Crystal Williams-Brown
    April 25, 2023
    • Code Review
    • Translation
    • Interpretation
    • Context
    • Programming
    • Language
    • Reading
    • Translating
    • Interpreting
  3. Chesterton's Fence: Understanding past decisions

    Gain insights from your organization’s past decisions to help inform making the best decisions in the future.

    Jared Turner
    February 14, 2022
    • Decision Making
    • Principles
    • Context
  4. The Curse of Knowledge

    Ever played Charades and acted out the perfect mime to ‘James Bond’, only to be met with blank stares? That moment when you wonder “Are my friends fools!?”, that’s the curse of knowledge.

    Jared Turner
    September 28, 2021
    • Bias
    • Context
    • Communication
  5. Type-safe state modeling with TypeScript and React Hooks

    Utilize the power of Typescript to model your React application’s state and context with confidence.

    Wil Hall
    August 23, 2019
    • TypeScript
    • React
    • Hooks
    • State
    • Context
  6. Lessons From Using Phoenix 1.3

    Phoenix 1.3 introduces contexts, which has been met with some resistance. I’ve developed an application using it and learned some lessons.

    David Bernheisel
    August 1, 2017
    • Context
    • Phoenix
    • Elixir
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