Our test suite was taking up to 30 mins to run. We split things up and brought our run time down to 10 mins. Read more to find out how!

Improve Build Times by Speeding up Jest Tests with Multiple Suites

I switched from VSCode to WebStorm and prettier would not auto-format. After months of manually using a shortcut, a colleague helped me fix it in 2 mins

How I Lost Auto Formatting In WebStorm!

Planning for shareable components is similar no matter the library. Today I talk about some of the theory behind planning new React components.

A Beginner’s Guide To Building Shareable React Components, Part 2: Planning

A Beginner's Guide To Building Shareable React Components, Part 1: Theory

How you can contribute to open-source projects, what you should look for, and what are some of the first steps in the process.

How Can I Contribute To Open-Source?

I walk through the process of building another mechanical keyboard. This time the Arisu Round 3 with Belafonte keycaps.

I Built Another Mechanical Keyboard

Recently at Parallax, we noticed our UI test suite was taking longer and longer to finish. We found a quick way to speed this up.

Speed Up Jest Tests By Using The Correct Environment

These are the tools I use on a daily basis for development and real life. I'd be lost without just one of them!

Essential Software Development Tools For Work and Play For 2022

At Parallax, we depend on many external services. We use Slack to notify us when services go down or experience issues.

Have Slack Tell You When External Services Hiccup

From simple to complex, today we cover several strategies to effectively keep a personal project moving efficiently

How I Manage My Personal Projects

You made it past the interview and you were hired! You have a shiny new laptop in front of you and you are ready to take on the world…

Your First Year As A Software Engineer

For years, we faced performance issues. We solved some of them by using stacked HTML canvas elements and rendering to multiple canvases.

Why We Use Layered HTML Canvases At OpenScope

What makes a good hire? It’s not what you might think...

What I Look For When I Hire Software Engineers

I Created a Book for My Notes and You Should Too!

I see people struggle writing tests when they are first starting out because they don't have any guardrails or strategies to start with.

Write Tests With Sentences First, Code Second

At Parallax we released a sweeping update to our user interface. What follows is an explanation of one small part that made the whole thing possible.

Use React and Feature Flags To Roll Out New UI Components

Early in my career as a Software Engineer, I had a conversation with one of my first mentors. He said I should be deliberate and not just tinker to tinker.

Tinker With Purpose

It’s been a little over two years since my last build, and this makes my 3rd full build. I am by no means an expert, but I have been lurking around the hobby for a number of years. I’ll mention…

I Built A Mechanical Keyboard

Leading software projects can be a challenging endeavor. I’ve been leading software projects big and small for the last 5 years. What follows are some lessons I’ve learned through hardship, from…

Nate Geslin