Jan 21Member-only5 exciting projects & tools to discover in 2023Look what’s cooking! — Here are five exciting new projects and tools to keep an eye on for 2023. The criteria for these are as follows: First, these are projects that I’m really excited about using… someday. Second, projects that, for one reason or another, are not quite ready for prime time. Let's look…Code4 min readCode4 min read
Published in JavaScript in Plain English·Oct 7, 2022Member-only7 JavaScript Skills You Need for ReactHow they work, and why they matter — There is a gap between the basics of JavaScript, and what you need to understand coding in React. Not a massive one, mind you, but enough of one to make it worth exploring. Here, then, are 7 JavaScript skills you need to code in React. We’ll go through how they…Web Development7 min readWeb Development7 min read
Published in JavaScript in Plain English·Sep 29, 2022Member-onlyWhat are JavaScript Promises & How to Use ThemWhat are Promises, and why use them? — Javascript’s problem JavaScript has a problem: it’s single-threaded. What do we mean by that? If something takes time, the JS engine can’t do anything else in the meanwhile. Occasionally when coding a “while” block I forget to increment the variable in the end condition. This creates an infinite loop. When I do…Web Development4 min readWeb Development4 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·Sep 13, 2022Member-onlyWhat is 42, the School With No Teachers?A look at 42, From the perspective of a developer, game designer & dad — A week ago my daughter finished an intensive 4-week admissions program in a coding school called “42” here in Paris. (It also has campuses across 4 continents, although they are mainly concentrated here in Europe) The school has stirred controversy here in France. Why? Because the school has no teachers…Development5 min readDevelopment5 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·Sep 2, 2022Member-onlyGraphQL vs RESTWhen to choose one or the other — It’s time to explore together the wonderful world of GraphQL and REST! Let’s take a look at what GraphQL is, what REST is, and when you should choose one over the other. What is the need they exist to serve? What are they used for? Why and how to use…GraphQL7 min readGraphQL7 min read
Published in JavaScript in Plain English·Aug 24, 2022Member-onlyWhat is Astro?Why you should consider using this ‘JavaScript framework’ for your next project. — Why You Should Consider Using Astro For Your Next Project What is Astro? And by that, I mean several things: what is Astro for? When is it a good idea to use Astro? And when is it not? What problem is it trying to solve? In other words: what is Astro’s why… its “raison d’être” as the French would say? …JavaScript5 min readJavaScript5 min read
Aug 14, 2022Member-onlyWhat is Art?(and other questions raised by MidJourney) — As a developer, the one thing that I’m most uncomfortable with is producing graphical content. However, I have good news: AI is progressing in leaps and bounds. It’s able to do stuff that just 2 or 3 years ago I would have loudly declared as being totally impossible. And now…AI2 min readAI2 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·Aug 7, 2022Member-onlyHow to Release Your Code Into the Wild…without going mad in the process — Coding is all very well. But inevitably, there comes a time when we need to compile the code we’ve produced and push the end result out into the wild. Be it in the form of an app, a website, a program, a shared library, or an NPM module… And that…DevOps9 min readDevOps9 min read
Jul 19, 2022Member-only5 Tips to Have Fun Using MidJourney AI Image Generation — The First StepsThey have recently opened the gates to the open beta... and it is fun! — MidJourney, an AI image generation service, has opened up its service to the general public. They have also relaxed their terms of service to allow selling the art as NFT. And you, as the person requesting the images, are now the primary owner — as long as you are a…Midjourney3 min readMidjourney3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jul 15, 2022Member-only3 Lessons I Learned While Managing The Project From HellA day in the life of a project manager in the videogames industry — and what I learned about myself — The phone rang. — Hey, about your trip to come and see us in Hungary tomorrow? — Yup, the tickets are booked, our dancer has his papers in order at last. We’re finally good to go. We’re already late so it needs to go as smoothly as possible. — About…Project Management7 min readProject Management7 min read
