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    The Truth About Production Testing

    Testing on production environments is something you must do but really, really would prefer not to do, right?  You can do some incredible damage in a short amount of time if you aren't careful, and when things do run smoothly, you think to yourself "Why even take the...

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    The Truth About CSS

    Whether you call yourself a "full stack engineer" or not, most of us fashion ourselves able to dabble on each side of a website infrastructure.  Of course the same people who fancy themselves as capable would probably also tell you they're much stronger on client or server sides.

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    The Truth About Growing Up

    There's a harsh reality: we're "grown ups" these days. Every once in a while, however, I see an image that takes me back to my childhood. My childhood was full of sports and video games and I can't help but smile on those...

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    The Truth About Programming Perception

    When I tell people that I'm a web programmer, they think I'm a genius.  When I tell them I work for the company that makes Firefox, they think I'm some sort of God.  I'd be willing to bet other developers out there get the same treatment.  And I don't...

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    The Truth About Code Review II

    Code review is an essential but sometimes funny part of creating an awesome product or open source project. Of course your project has standards and the developers are all relatively professional, but sometimes developers still don't quite believe in the same coding styles and methodologies.

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    Create xkcd-Style Comics with Comix

    Everyone loves the epic comic xkcd.  These comics aren't usually masterclasses of artwork but expressions of whit, usually of a tech-related subject.  I've always thought I could eventually create witty comics but never had the illustration skills to bring them to fruition.  Luckily an incredible...

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    The Truth About Blog Comments

    As much as we all love the freedom that the internet provides us, it also breeds loudmouths with keyboard muscles.  You spend an hour writing a blog post, some jackass spends 30 seconds glossing over it and bashing you.  This image so perfectly represents an unfortunate...

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    The Truth About Code Review

    Code review is an essential practice for organizations that cater to large amounts of traffic and want to ensure maintainability throughout a team of developers.  Of course that doesn't mean that every developer on the team thinks and codes the same way, so code review (in...

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    The Truth About Semicolons in JavaScript

    There's been a lot of debate over semicolons in JavaScript.  Semicolons aren't required due to the nature of JavaScript's automatic semicolon insertion, but they've been been considered a best practice for years.  The following illustration sums up my thoughts on semicolon usage within JavaScript: Ultimately it's a...