I am speaking at the International JavaScript Conference at the end of this month in Brooklyn, NY.

First introduced as part of the SQ:2003 Standard and available in MySQL 8.0, window functions in MySQL are compelling, but the syntax can also be a little intimidating when you first start using them. This post is the first in a series where we will discuss window functions – including breaking down the syntax and using examples of different window functions.

If it seems like this space was neglected for a while, well…that is because it was.

This is the second part of a series of posts that will help us write better tests…and this one should seem kind of obvious - making sure we test every logical condition in our code.

This is the first part in a series of posts that will help us write better tests…and this is a big one for me - the use of static data in our tests. Keep in mind that while the sample code below is written in JavaScript, the concept would be the same in any language.

Many people close to me (and quite a few who are not that close) know that before I started my career as a developer I worked as a paramedic for almost 15 years. When my family and I left New Jersey in 2004, it was the first time in almost 20 years (dating back to when I was 16) that I did not have a job in the medical profession. I often get asked how I made the switch from being a paramedic to being a developer (a story I will share here at some time) as they seem to be drastically different careers. However, over the years, I have discovered that a lot of the skills I used as a paramedic I still use almost every day.

This is the first in a series of posts that will help ease the transition to TDD and how we can make sure we write tests that actually verify the code we write is correct.

I am thrilled that I was selected to speak at the JavaScript & Friends Conference in Columbus, OH on July 29th.

I would like to welcome you to my little slice of the Interwebs.