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Josh Saint Jacque

Josh Saint Jacque

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Mar 4, 2020

GitHub Issue Link Generator

Sometimes you need a lightweight way to prefill a GitHub issue. I found myself in that position recently and wanted a quick-and-dirty way…

GitHub Issue Link Generator

Josh Saint Jacque

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Mar 3, 2020

Reacting to Code Smells: Bloaters

If you’re a developer, chances are you’ve heard of code smells. Something in the code that might indicate a problem with its design that…

Reacting to Code Smells: Bloaters

Josh Saint Jacque

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Aug 25, 2017

Debugging a Mobile-Only JS Error

Everyone once in a while I’ll discover that there’s a JavaScript error that only reproduces on a specific device, usually a phone or…

Debugging a Mobile-Only JS Error

Josh Saint Jacque

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Aug 22, 2017

Small Functions Considered Awesome

This article is in response to one posted a few days ago by Cindy Sridharan, in which she makes some really well-reasoned arguments about…

Small Functions Considered Awesome

Josh Saint Jacque

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Jul 14, 2017

Algorithms Exercise: Find the First Duplicate in an Array

Today’s algorithm comes from code fights. It’s a challenge called firstDuplicate and it goes like this:

Algorithms Exercise: Find the First Duplicate in an Array

Josh Saint Jacque

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Jun 27, 2017

Ruby & The Strategy Pattern

The Strategy pattern is the next in our examination of design patterns and how they can be leveraged in Ruby. This pattern is useful for…

Ruby & The Strategy Pattern

Josh Saint Jacque

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Jun 12, 2017

Design Patterns & Ruby: The Template Method Pattern

On design patterns

Design Patterns & Ruby: The Template Method Pattern

Josh Saint Jacque

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May 31, 2017

Finding the right place to start refactoring

Recently I’ve been trying to improve the quality of a large Rails monolith. Hundreds of models, some thousands of lines long, and lots that…

Finding the right place to start refactoring

Josh Saint Jacque

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Apr 18, 2017

What’s the problem with long methods?

Over the last couple months I’ve found myself really enjoying some programming books around design patterns and refactoring. In particular…

Josh Saint Jacque

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Apr 14, 2017

Resolving Merge Conflicts in Binary Files

I had this come up today and thought it might be useful for someone else.

Josh Saint Jacque

Josh Saint Jacque

Software Engineer at Voom/Airbus. http://reactingonrails.com/ https://github.com/joshsaintjacque/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-saint-jacque-61208a17

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