The Dev Mastery Blog

Inspired by Douglas Crockford, the "Ice Factory" pattern in JavaScript is a modern take on Factory Functions that will make your code clean and resilient.

Thanks to object destructuring in moder JavaScript there is now a much more flexible and clear way to write your functions. I call it RORO.

I was lucky enough to get some very solid advice that was ahead of its time. But it took me years to actually understand and appreciate it. Now, I'll share it with you.

As long as there has been code, there has been a debate about when, where, and how to comment that code. Here's my take.

Tabs or spaces? Curly brace on the same line or a new line? 80 character width or 120? This is the definitive answer you've been looking for.

If you write code for a living, there’s a chance that at some point in your career, someone will ask you to code something a little deceitful – if not outright unethical. This is my story.

One of the biggest risks to the long term stability of your code is how you use and manage all its dependencies. Here's why and what you can do about it.

At some point in your developer career, your boss will hand you a piece of legacy code — code that someone else wrote a long time ago. Your boss will tell you to learn this legacy code, fix it, and add new features to it. This article will help.

When it feels like there's not enough time, here are the main things you should focus on in order to stay productive and relevant as a Software Developer.