Posts
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Eliminating Distractions from Social Media, Email, and StackOverflow
November 11, 2019
Simple techniques for managing your apps instead of allowing them to manage you.
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Hiring Content Writers: A Guide for Small Businesses
September 30, 2019
A complete walkthrough of how I find freelance writers, screen them, and train them to work with me.
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The Dumbest Task I Ever Outsourced
August 13, 2019
I derive immense satisfaction from outsourcing my chores, even when it causes me to pay $96 to clean a $39 keyboard.
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Staying Motivated by Sending Status Updates to Nobody
June 25, 2019
Writing short entries in a plain textbox bolstered my motivation and miraculously made status meetings interesting.
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End-to-End Testing Web Apps: The Painless Way
May 1, 2019
Create an end-to-end test for your web app in under 30 minutes (no software installation required).
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My First Year as a Solo Developer
February 1, 2019
Exactly one year ago, I quit my job at Google, so it's time to reflect on how the decision has affected my finances, lifestyle, and happiness.
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What I Learned About Upwork from a Bumbling Scammer
December 27, 2018
How I solved the mystery of the worst scammer I've ever encountered.
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Retrofitting Apps for Cloud Storage with Zero Code Changes
December 4, 2018
An exercise in integrating Docker, Google Cloud Storage, and the gcsfuse utility.
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Why Good Developers Write Bad Unit Tests
November 9, 2018
The standard techniques of good development can lead you astray if you don't adjust them for unit tests.