Pattern recognition
You might not expect that programming and hippie festivals would inform each other much, but what I’ve found is that both are really about people and patterns of behaviour.

Learning JavaScript is not a straight path
Over the years I’ve frequently found that tasks I expect to be tricky can be solved with a single function, whilst ostensibly simple ones end up becoming time-consuming, complicated, and downright frustrating. Here’s one that went full byzantine. In order to get practice with JavaScript‘s native Higher Order array functions, I created a simple project […]

Learning JS: Higher Order functions
Quality study is always going to benefit from looking at multiple resources on the same topic. In self-directed study, not only do we have to read and work through the tutorial material, we have to seek it out for ourselves. In this loose thread on my JavaScript up-skilling journey, I’m breaking down the sub-topics and […]