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Brendan McLoughlin

Don't Mock Your Framework: Writing Tests You Won't Regret

I love a good test. No, scratch that, I love a laconic test! There's an art to it: the eloquent test name, the crisp setup that establishes context, the succinct action that triggers only what needs testing, and finally a few pithy assertions. A truly great test is

LLM Native Product Capabilities

Ben Thompson likes to point out that early websites were essentially static copies of physical world artifacts like newspapers and brochures. The web only reached its potential during the Web 2.0 era when developers discovered truly native capabilities that previous mediums couldn't match. For example, the feed&

The Secret to Maintainable Remix Apps: Hexagonal Architecture

Ever feel like updating your Remix app's UI is a circus act? One small change, and suddenly everything's breaking? You're not alone. This fragility often comes from tightly coupled components – a change in one place triggers a domino effect throughout your code. But there&

Spooky tales to scare your JavaScript developers

Welcome, brave souls, to a realm where the ordinary meets the supernatural, where lines of code transform into incantations. Today, I extend an invitation to journey with me into the depths of arcane knowledge, armed with a dusty tome retrieved from the restricted section of the Miskatonic University. This hallowed

A love letter to the Remix loader

This is an uncontroversial opinion for people using Remix, but it needs to be said: The loader API is the best thing about Remix. Some background: A loader is a custom defined function that is responsible for "loading" all of the data that is required to render a

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