The Archive

This is all of it! You can scroll through here and wander through all of the videos I've made or, if you're looking for something in particular, try searching!

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Front End

🤖 A Real World Approach to Playwright

Writing tests can be tricky, especially using a more complex tool like Playwright. I took some time and dug in over the last year and I'm happy I did.

Aug 23, 2023 · Rob Conery

Front End

What Is Your Yeet Threshold?

Solving problems is what we do, but sometimes the solution is to burn it all down and start again, learning from your mistakes. How do you make this choice?

Jul 9, 2023 · Rob Conery

Career

😳 Allowing Yourself to Screw Up

I managed to screw a few things up this weekend and I want to believe it's OK. I like screwing up... it means I'm trying. Failure is the best teacher, after all. Then again...

Jun 25, 2023 · Rob Conery

Front End

What Should Be a Plugin vs a Composable vs a Store in Vue?

Vue is a very powerful framework that I love a lot, but understanding some of the builtin machinery can be extremely confusing. Here's how I deal with that.

Jun 15, 2023 · Rob Conery

Front End

Trying Something Different: A Real World Tutorial for Frontend Programming

I'm creating an episodic walkthrough where I build a real application I need to ship, and you get to do it with me. It's up for presale at 50% off.

Jun 9, 2023 · Rob Conery

Databases

Repositories and Unit of Work Don't Mix

There is a trend in the .NET space of trying to abstract EF behind a Repository. This is a fundamentally bad idea and hopefully I'll explain why.

Apr 30, 2023 · Rob Conery