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Jul 26, 2024

I Fixed Error Handling in JavaScript

How to steal better strategies from Rust and Go — and enforce them with ESLint

I Fixed Error Handling in JavaScript

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Jun 5

React Native vs Capacitor

Why I chose Capacitor for my side project, despite 6+ years of React Native experience

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Apr 24

What Is My LLM Actually Doing?

grep, cat, xargs, pipes—the most common commands and red flags to look out for

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Apr 20

We’re Writing Code Faster Than We Can Understand It

How AI is creating a new kind of technical debt

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Dec 30, 2025

The State of AI Programming Going into 2026

Have LLMs become a mandatory programming tool?

The State of AI Programming Going into 2026

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The Startup

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Jul 31, 2025

Focus Doesn’t Scale

How to multitask when you’re wired for deep work

Focus Doesn’t Scale

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Jun 30, 2025

Are We Letting AI Code for Us — and Killing Our Skills?

The trade-off between mastery and speed

Are We Letting AI Code for Us — and Killing Our Skills?

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Jun 30, 2025

My experience transitioning from individual contributor to team lead

Thoughts on moving from engineer to manager

My experience transitioning from individual contributor to team lead

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Feb 3, 2025

Switching to a New Data Structure With Zero Downtime

A Practical Guide to Schema Migrations using TypeScript and MongoDB

Switching to a New Data Structure With Zero Downtime

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Dec 2, 2024

How to Automate Merge Requests with Node.js and Jira

A quick guide to speed up your MR or PR workflow with a simple Node.js script

How to Automate Merge Requests with Node.js and Jira

Bret Cameron

Bret Cameron

Writer and developer based in London, and the creator of SightReader.app. On Medium, I mainly write about JavaScript, web development and Rust 💻

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