January 2015 Entries

Node.js and TypeScript Modules: Internal, External... Shake it All About

When I decided to write a JavaScript game, I knew I'd need to run the same logic on the server and the browser, so Node.js was an obvious choice. It's JavaScript on the server, right? Anything I write to run in a browser will be runnable on the server as well. Easy! Well… not so much. Here's the misunderstandings and problems I faced, along with my solution.

Posted On Sunday, January 25, 2015 3:36 PM

Dependency Injection, Angular and Node

My current pet project uses Node, Angular and TypeScript. This is my first time working with Node or Angular and the differences in the way they approach Dependency Injection led to this post.

Posted On Monday, January 12, 2015 1:39 PM | Comments (0)

Naming Things is Hard: Keeping Context in Mind

Nothing that you name in coding exists in a vacuum. It will all be used and referenced in a certain way, and this should inform the names you choose. Here's some examples.

Posted On Thursday, January 8, 2015 11:58 AM | Comments (0)

Finding a Balance: Code 'Complexity'

On any project, there's a tension between writing code everyone finds easily accessible, and using more [relatively] modern techniques which make code more terse and expressive. Here's some thoughts on addressing that tension.

Posted On Thursday, January 1, 2015 3:42 PM | Comments (0)