Lauren Tan·Oct 28, 2018Exploring the Strongly Typed GraphThe “Strongly Typed Graph” is something I’ve been thinking about lately. I believe it could significantly improve developer productivity in…A response icon4A response icon4
InArt of EngineeringbyLauren Tan·Feb 28, 2018Commit to CommitCommitment can be terrifying. Broken promises are the surest way down the waterslide of low morale.
InArt of EngineeringbyLauren Tan·Feb 26, 2018An Engineer’s Guide to CommunicationIt’s far too easy to be misunderstood. Trying to get your idea or point across to someone can often feel frustrating and difficult.A response icon2A response icon2
InThe Ember WaybyLauren Tan·Oct 11, 2017Skeleton Screen Loading in Ember.jsSkeleton screen loading (also known as placeholder loading) is a technique that enhances the perception of loading in your application…A response icon10A response icon10
Lauren Tan·May 30, 2017I Am Still LearningLearn to welcome fear. Learn from fear. No one learns and develops skills in a bubble.A response icon8A response icon8
Lauren Tan·Aug 12, 2016Rise From the Ashes — Incremental APIs With PhoenixMuch has been said about the Elixir language and the Phoenix framework —Phoenix’s performance without compromise makes it a compelling…A response icon4A response icon4
InThe Ember WaybyLauren Tan·Jun 28, 2016Component dependency injection in Ember.jsThe Dependency Injection (DI) pattern is a subset of Inversion of Control, and is a useful technique for decoupling the creation of a…A response icon2A response icon2
InThe Ember WaybyLauren Tan·Jun 17, 2016Bringing Ecto Changesets into Ember.jsThe past month or so, I’ve been working on an Elixir and Phoenix API for a client. I am blown away by how nice it is working with Elixir…A response icon4A response icon4
InThe Ember WaybyLauren Tan·Apr 21, 2016Declarative Templating in Ember with Composable HelpersPreviously, I mentioned that Ember’s new Helper implementation landed in 1.13. In my opinion, helpers are one of the most useful, yet least…A response icon3A response icon3
InThe Ember WaybyLauren Tan·Apr 21, 2016Route Closure Actions in Ember.jsIn my previous post, I wrote about moving singleton state in Controllers into Services that back components. This means being able to…A response icon1A response icon1