Schlez

Writing

2024
Fixing Non-working Keybindings in Alacritty 0.13Teaching Alacritty to handle Command-Shift-] properlyBackground jobs with Pointguard ๐Ÿ€A simple and effective background job server for the web
2023
Easy and Performant Partial Form SubmissionsChoosing which fields to send in a form, without lifting state in a React app.Out of Order Streaming from ScratchStreaming is inevitable. Out of order streaming is an underrated tech breakthrough.My Node.js is a bit RustyReplacing an internal Node.js module with a native Rust module made a x25 perf boost. Letโ€™s understand why.Authenticating GitHub Actions HTTP Requests with OpenID ConnectHaving frictionless trust between your service and GitHub Actions, without long-living tokensRunning Vercel Postgres LocallyThe setup I use for local work with Vercel Postgres or Neon database
2022
Iโ€™m on Mastodon!I recently joined Mastodon. Writing about that here so you know!Custom Emojis on GitHub ๐ŸŽ‰Emoji is communication. Letโ€™s see how to use custom emoji on GitHub. ๐Ÿ™ŒDHH yells at the cloudMy reaction to DHHโ€™s โ€œWhy weโ€™re leaving the cloudโ€ post.Multiple Schemas in Supabasefor future reference, here is what needed to create a schema in Supabase.Custom JavaScript FlavorsTwo things I wish existed in JavaScriptโ€™s syntax, and probably will never exist.Podcast: Vercel Edge Functions at JS JabberI joined Dan, AJ and Steve to talk about Vercel Edge Functions and their impact on the modern web.Source Map-Aware Code GenerationPreserving source maps with the ease of a string interpolation.
2021
Leaving WixAfter almost 4 years, I am leaving Wix and moving to my next challenge.Holiday Project - Working with MIDI clock over BLE and ESP32I built a MIDI sequencer over Bluetooth low energy (BLE) using Arduino-like ESP32 microcontrollers. Here are my findings.Podcast: Front-end Land (Hebrew)I chatted with Nir and Elad about TypeScriptReact Error Boundaries in SSRRemastered internals: How to use error boundaries in server-side rendered React app?Why fnm was rewritten in Rust...or, why did I rewrite a Reason-native showcase project into Rust?Mocking in TypeScript with `factoree`A simple way to easy and safe mocking in TypeScriptHTML over the wire with PreactCommunicating using HTML like it isn't 2021
2020
CLI Apps in TypeScript with `cmd-ts` (Part 1)Using `cmd-ts` to easily build a type-safe TypeScript CLI appUsing Long Paths in Windows and RustThere's a simple solution for using long paths in Windows binariesPreserving Form State in Refreshes and Navigation with ReactUsing the History API to store meaningful state that preserves across refreshes and page navigationsTyping the Technical Interview in TypeScriptSolving a technical interview question with no runtime involved
2019
Stringly and Strongly typed TypeScriptTeaching the compiler to understand strings in TypeScript๐Ÿš€ fnm: Fast and Simple Node.js Version ManagerA super fast alternative to NVM is now open source on GitHub
2018
RS256 in ReasonML/OCamlIt took me a decent amount of time figuring out how to sign messages for a ReasonML GitHub app. Here are my findings.The Programming Language Iโ€™m Looking ForI love programming languages. Every one of them has this catchy thing that I wished the others had. Lately, Iโ€™ve been distracted by the question of which language would I use if I would start a new side project.Fun with Functors and ReasonMLA short introduction to ReasonML types and functor types from a beginner
2017
ืœืคืงื“ ื‘ื”ืฉืœืžื” ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืชื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืกื™ื™ืžืชื™ ืืช ื”ืชืคืงื™ื“ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ื‘ืฉื™ืจื•ืช - ืœืคืงื“ ื•ืœื”ื“ืจื™ืš ื‘ื”ืฉืœืžื” ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื—ื™ืœ ื”ืชืงืฉื•ื‘ - ื•ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืžืœื ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื™.โ€œSign upโ€ and โ€œSign inโ€ forms could (and should) be the sameWhy have both options?IFTTT Ideas for Software DevelopmentI use multiple types of software every day. Iโ€™d like to connect them to maximize productivity and organization.Versatility is your enemyThe larger set of options I get, the less work I can actually do.I failed to deliver.Over the last 3 years, Iโ€™ve built some inter-organization communication tools that failed. They all failed for the sameย reasons.
2016
Being in a band made me a better software developer. vice versa.Iโ€™ve been playing guitar for almost 12 years now, and it affected my perspective about software development, commandership and team leading.Leaving The Comfort ZoneIโ€™m leaving my convenient development infrastructure team leading role in favor of being a commander in the technological officers course.RegressionRunning back and forth between development environments. Time traveling my development decisions.Composable SQL In JavaScriptUsing SQL queries in conjunction with Functors to create reusable querying systems โšก๏ธ