How to split arrays into equal-sized chunks
JavaScript does not provide a function to split arrays into several smaller arrays. Let’s build one ourselves.
Dom HabersackJanuary 7, 2020
Blog
I write about design, development, and productivity. My weekly newsletter contains many more and usually shorter pieces. Read all previous issues in the archive.
Writing utility-first CSS with Sass
In utility-first CSS, many classes are very similar. We can auto-generate many of them using maps and loops in Sass.
Dom HabersackNovember 19, 2019
Design with ugly data
Many mockups break when we replace their lorem ipsum with real data. By using imperfect images and texts in them, we can design more robust layouts.
Dom HabersackNovember 4, 2019
As a User Story
Adding a single sentence to our tickets helps us focus on what is important. Let’s explore what goes into a good user story.
Dom HabersackOctober 7, 2019
How to go from Junior to Senior Developer
In software development, seniority has nothing to do with age. When can someone be considered “senior”?
Dom HabersackSeptember 4, 2019
JavaScript’s reduce, every, and some
The array functions are great for all kinds of problems. But what happens when you forget to specify reduce’s second parameter?
Dom HabersackJuly 17, 2019
What do I know?
You know a lot of things others don’t. Help them by sharing what you know, no matter how easy or obvious you might think it is.
Dom HabersackJune 10, 2019
What to consider when picking a library or plugin
How do we decide between hundreds of libraries? When does it make sense to build your own version instead?
Dom HabersackFebruary 21, 2017
Nothing is ever “not bad”
Camouflaged as a pleasantry, we can show appreciation much more effectively than through using “that’s not bad”.
Dom HabersackFebruary 7, 2017
Why it’s best to colocate unit tests
Grouping unit tests and the code they test is much more maintainable than keeping them in separate directories.
Dom HabersackSeptember 6, 2016
On trends in design
Trends make defining a product’s visual appearance easier, but they also make it harder for you to stand out.
Dom HabersackAugust 9, 2016
Make your time count
When working in technology, we can do a great many things. Some of them are absolutely not worth doing.
Dom HabersackJuly 5, 2016
Drop the “should”
The word “should” is often completely unnecessary. Avoiding it makes your language more direct and assertive.
Dom HabersackJune 7, 2016
Your API might be sexist
Just as gender is not “true” or “false”, Boolean values are not appropriate for situations in which we assume only two options exist.
Dom HabersackMay 3, 2016
How to name color-variables in Sass
Color variables defined with CSS preprocessors are easier to manage if we map them to semantic names first.
Dom HabersackAugust 26, 2015
Writing BEM-style CSS with Sass
The &-operator in Sass can greatly reduce the typing work required when using BEM in your stylesheets.
Dom HabersackAugust 24, 2015
grunt-contrib-sass and Node.js 0.10.8
The current versions of Node.js and grunt-contrib-sass don’t work together. Downgrade Node.js to an earlier version to avoid the issue.
Dom HabersackMay 29, 2013
Insights of a new screencaster
I recently published my first screencasts on programming. In the process, I learned a few first things about creating info products.
Dom HabersackMarch 19, 2013
Debunking whitewashed exam statistics
Looking at the official statistics of a recent exam, the numbers aren’t as positive as they are made out to be.
Dom HabersackMarch 18, 2013
Screencasts on Standard ML in German
A well-intentioned but ultimately unfair move by a lecture’s organizers inspired me to record a number of screencasts on functional programming.
Dom HabersackMarch 12, 2013
Why students fail entry-level programming exams
The common approach to teaching development is rarely tailored to newcomers, which results in high failure and dropout rates.
Dom HabersackMarch 11, 2013
Writing high-performance CSS
Aside from the established best practices for reducing load times, a few things that can be done to stylesheets to make browsers render pages faster.
Dom HabersackDecember 28, 2012
Understanding CSS hierarchy-matching
Understanding the concept behind how browsers match CSS-selectors and HTML helps us write better stylesheets.
Dom HabersackDecember 27, 2012
SML/NJ 110.74 on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
After installing SML/NJ on OS X with Homebrew, you still need to make a few manual changes to make them play together nicely.
Dom HabersackAugust 5, 2012
Painless installation of SML on OS X
Installing SML/NJ on OS X manually is difficult and annoying. Homebrew enables a much easier hassle- and clutter-free installation.
Dom HabersackJuly 30, 2012
On lazy journalism
I was inappropriately quoted on the death of a former colleague after an inconsiderate tweet was unfortunately picked up by journalists.
Dom HabersackJuly 27, 2012