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United States customary units
Continue reading →: United States customary unitsThey still didn’t switch to the metric system in the United States. They are using non-metric, archaic Imperial system of weights and measures. I collected some hints which are helpful where you need to convert units from one system to another.
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Current state of Progressive Web Apps
Continue reading →: Current state of Progressive Web AppsI have recently spent some time investigating the current state of Progressive Web Apps (PWA). Some of you may be wondering what hides behind yet another buzzword originally proposed by Google in 2015? This is an umbrella term for certain technologies that go together to produce an app-like experience on the web. This is how it is…
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ReactJS Wrocław meetup #7
Continue reading →: ReactJS Wrocław meetup #7In September of this year, I experienced my first exposure to the art of public speaking. I gave a talk at ReactJS Wrocław #7 meetup. I already published my presentation on my blog and you can find it here. I’m glad that I decided to share my lessons learned while working on the Calypso project. I’m satisfied with the topic I picked,…
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Exploring functional JavaScript
Continue reading →: Exploring functional JavaScriptI started exploring functional programming (FP) concepts over a year ago. I have already shared my initial learning materials in one of the previous posts. It was only the beginning of my journey and today I would like to give you a much more detailed update on that topic. I picked the most interesting resources I discovered in the recent months.…
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Dubrovnik, Croatia
Continue reading →: Dubrovnik, CroatiaAt Automattic we are encouraged to consider a team switch from time to time. Team switches help to bring fresh perspective to different projects the company is working on and provide opportunities to learn new skills. I decided to take advantage of this chance and joined team Amber in the middle of October. The timing could not be…
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Sal, Cape Verde
Continue reading →: Sal, Cape VerdeCape Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean. Sal is home to some of the best beaches in Cape Verde, and Santa Maria is where you’ll find clean white sands stretching off to the horizon in either direction. The island is…
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Automattic Grand Meetup 2016
Continue reading →: Automattic Grand Meetup 2016Automattic gets the whole company together once a year for seven days so that employees can meet in person, work on projects, take classes and hang out together. It’s extremely important because we all work from home on a daily basis and see each other mostly online. Last year I had a lot of fun at the Grand…
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Calypso data kung fu – WordPress.com use case
Continue reading →: Calypso data kung fu – WordPress.com use caseThis post is going to be used as a presentation during my upcoming talk at ReactJS Wrocław meetup. The event is planned for Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 19.00. You can find more details here. Calypso Calypso is the codename for a WordPress.com admin interface. This is what I wrote about it in one of my previous posts: This is a universal (aka isomorphic)…
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London, United Kingdom
Continue reading →: London, United KingdomThey say all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Therefore, I also found some time to do some sightseeing while attending the Advanced TDD workshop. London is the capital city of England with the population over 8 million and it’s one of the leading tourist destinations in the world. It has so many attractions that I…
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Recap: Advanced TDD workshop with Uncle Bob
Continue reading →: Recap: Advanced TDD workshop with Uncle BobEarlier this week I attended a three day Advanced TDD workshop delivered by Uncle Bob Martin. The course explained the principles and practices of Test-driven development as described in his book, Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices. It was an amazing experience, packed with great knowledge, so I couldn’t resist sharing my notes. Uncle…