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Victoria Drake
Secure application architecture basics: separation, configuration, and access
A starting point for building secure application architecture, for busy developers.
cybersecurity
7 min read
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Victoria Drake
Migrating to the cloud but without screwing it up, or how to move house
A practical guide to moving to cloud services with minimal downtime, using AWS examples.
aws
11 min read
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Victoria Drake
Git commit practices your future self will thank you for
Learn how to easily create a clean and readable Git commit history with git squash, message templates, git stash, and tags.
git
15 min read
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Victoria Drake
An automatic interactive pre-commit checklist, in the style of infomercials
How to set up an interactive checklist using a Git pre-commit hook script.
git
3 min read
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Victoria Drake
How to set up a short feedback loop as a solo coder
Strategies for continuous improvement when you're a freelance developer.
coding
10 min read
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Victoria Drake
How to code a satellite algorithm and cook paella from scratch
A guide to expertly tackling seemingly complicated problems that you'd rather never tackle in the first place.
algorithms
7 min read
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Victoria Drake
Making sandwiches with closures in JavaScript
An explanation of closures and how they can emulate private methods in JavaScript.
javascript
4 min read
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Victoria Drake
Understanding Array.prototype.reduce() and recursion using apple pie
An explanation of JavaScript reduce() method and recursive functions using delicious, attention-retaining apples.
javascript
6 min read
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Victoria Drake
Iterating over objects and arrays: frequent errors
A quick reference to why your code isn't working, or some errors I frequently make with iteration when the coffee wears off.
coding
4 min read
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Victoria Drake
Iteration in Python: for, list, and map
The basics of writing iterations in Python using for loops, list comprehensions, and map.
python
4 min read