James Pearson

Instigator of order and chaos in equal measures. Also programmer of awesome things in React Native and Ruby. he/him #neurodivergent

[James Pearson @JamesP]

We solved all the problems
With bigger problems, and bigger problems

[James Pearson @JamesP]

My last CV still had jQuery listed as a skill.

[James Pearson @JamesP]

How far back do you list Employment History on a résumé? Sure, my internship in New York used to open doors, but that was 20 years ago.

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After being made redundant last week, the search for my next career step begins today. Step 1, making a list of the type of role I'm interested in.

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I’m looking for an invite to https://t.co/ZdRiEzJKFS … if anyone has one let me know and I’ll begin begging.

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Web devs: You’re never too experienced to be confused when changes you make locally aren’t reflected on production.

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@ChrisMasonBBC If you tolerate this yours children will be next- manic street preachers

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@davefarley77 Marketing need you to …

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A question came up recently in a chat about when a Staff or Principal Engineer should advise vs. show or do themselves.

Philosophically, this set of rules I have is useful for anyone in leadership. 👇🧵

[James Edward Gray II @JEG2]

I love this so much!

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Question for developers: Do you thank the person who approves your Pull Requests? I normally slack a quick thank you, just me?

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Sometimes, it's just too early for Typescript.

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I just wrote 2 regex's in a row.. that worked first time.... I might have to go pro at this coding stuff.

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That point, when the caffeine kicks in, and you realise you’ve wasted a couple of hours making code far more complex than it actually needs to be.

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@AGoldmund @replyall @slowfawns Found the Apple Music link https://t.co/MGPpBU2fpX

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Upgraded node, because today had been relatively headache free up until this point.

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Pop collecting has slowed down recently, but had to find room for these guys.

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@richardleggett I’m sure I’ve sent a child to school in worse.

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We’re really lacking non-male applications for our React developer role at Peanut… if you know anyone who’s looking (regardless of gender) send them our way: https://t.co/31OCbS90bw

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@bengillam You're nailing it on the apple watch health thing recently. New Republic outne? Keep it up