Bob Nadler, Jr.

(Note: I previously wrote this article for a blog that no longer exists, so I'm re-posting it here. I've updated a couple of the examples to use more recent ones.)

Many people have written about various guidelines for writing a good commit message...

Over the years I've participated my fair share of daily stand-up meetings. The ones I hate the most are where someone (usually a manager) reads a list of tasks, asking about each one. These type of stand-up meetings tend to drag on for an hour or more...

A few years ago while working on a Python project for a client, I came across a tool called bumpversion. It was written in Python and was used to modify the version of a package before publishing. It used semver language, so the command bumpversion...

Many developers take the skill of writing a good commit messages for granted. It is an essential skill that requires discipline. While there are a variety of guidelines and opinions about writing them, I'm going to share my current preferences. These...

A few months ago I wrote about integrating Middleman with Shadow-CLJS. Today I'm going to expand on that by showing you how to add React to the mix by making a simple BMI calculator from scratch. I'm not going to spend too much time explaining the...

Awhile ago I wrote about how to set up Shadow-CLJS with Middleman. I finally got around to making a Middleman project template to ease the process of setting up Shadow-CLJS. The source is available on GitHub.

To use the template, you'll need to have...

When writing automated tests (whether in a TDD fashion or otherwise) I find it helpful to write the assertion first, before any setup code. There are two main reasons I think it is helpful.

One, I think it's useful to begin with the end in mind. Writing...

The other day I needed to format some currency values in JavaScript. I remembered coming across Intl.NumberFormat a long time ago on another project, but browser support was sketchy. I looked up the most recent info on caniuse and thankfully almost...

Ruby's Middleman is my preferred tool when I need to generate a static website. In this post I'm going to show you how to set up a Middleman project that uses ClojureScript instead of the default JavaScript or CoffeeScript that ships with Middleman...

Introduction

I’ve been playing around with Clojure and ClojureScript for awhile. So far I’ve always used Leiningen for managing dependencies and build tasks. I recently decided to give Boot a try. I needed to create a Boot task for compiling Selmer