Herding Lions

👋 Hi! I'm Ben.

I make software in Durham, North Carolina. This is my site where I write about engineering leadership and productive product teams. If you're interested seeing more, feel free to subscribe. First time on the site? Start here.


2017-07-19: Ten Things A Serious JavaScript Developer Should Learn

2017-07-10: How to follow the JavaScript roadmap

2017-06-03: Adding RSS, Atom, and JSON Feed to Gatsby

2017-05-29: Atom Productivity Tips

2017-05-28: Mariana Syntax Theme For Atom

2017-05-11: Building Normal Distribution Charts Using Highcharts

2017-04-14: Grading Applications On Config Portability

2017-03-28: The Mystery Of Docker And The Disk-Eating Cow

2017-02-26: Running Jest Tests Before Each Git Commit

2017-02-18: Giving Context To Best Practices

2017-02-13: Evaluating Web Apps With Lighthouse

2017-01-09: MobX: First Impressions

2017-01-02: Orthogonality and CSS in JS

2016-12-29: 2016 Roundup

2016-12-14: What are Higher Order Components?

2016-12-12: Readable code: Know your audience

2016-12-10: Saving Time With Jest: Meetup Summary

2016-12-02: A whole new site

2016-09-19: Testing with Jest Snapshots: First Impressions

2016-06-26: Quick Tip: Take advantage of lodash collections

2016-06-04: What are mutable and immutable data structures?

2016-05-01: Digging Into React: Choosing Component Styles

2016-04-30: Ack Tips

2016-03-09: Stability vs Decline

2016-03-07: The Sad State of the Backbone Ecosystem