Neil Giarratana

Husband, father, leader, coach, geek, software engineer (and founder of

[Neil Giarratana @neilsmind]

To me, this is about developing good habits and persisting: “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” - Robert Collier

[Neil Giarratana @neilsmind]

Love this quote - “The best-kept secret of successful leaders is love: staying in love with leading, with the people who do the work, with what their organizations produce, and with those who honor the organization by using its work.” - James Kouzes and Barry Posner

[Neil Giarratana @neilsmind]

TIL about .github repository (no, not the folder…the repository). Easy way to have default issue, pr, etc. templates for any new repos I create on Github. Nice! #github #git #softwareengineering https://t.co/zf4mUINyqy

[NPR @NPR]

"The Great Resignation" is unlike anything we've ever seen before. One economist is working to understand how the effects of the pandemic are reshaping our economic choices — and rewiring our brains. (@planetmoney)
https://t.co/U2n9jSpKbL

[Neil Giarratana @neilsmind]

Im finding that the term "digital by default" is really resonating with me. Doesn't mean we can’t get together. Doesn't mean we don't collaborate. It means we bias towards tools and processes that scale across geographic/physical boundaries. #digitalbydefault

[Neil Giarratana @neilsmind]

@tobi I really like this term of “digital by default”. Return to “collocated by default” doesn’t appear to be on the menu in next 12-18 months - ever? Companies learning how to not just get by, but thrive in “digital by default” will be destination employers. #digitalbydefault

[Neil Giarratana @neilsmind]

Next hockey coaching advanced metric: how many minutes do players stand still per hour of practice? How could you cut it in half? #youthhockey #coaching

[Neil Giarratana @neilsmind]

We talk all the time about advanced metrics for players. Here’s an advanced metric for coaches. How many touches on the puck do your players get per hour of practice? What could you change to double it? #youthhockey #coaching

[Neil Giarratana @neilsmind]

Being back in a rink after more than a year felt pretty good this week #youthhockey

[Neil Giarratana @neilsmind]

So...why does Lavs “need” to decide in next six games? Trotz decided on Grubauer before #ALLCAPS won Stanley Cup with Holtby. Only decision is who starts first game https://t.co/OvDaghfRLB

[Programming Wisdom @CodeWisdom]

"Sometimes the elegant implementation is a function. Not a method. Not a class. Not a framework. Just a function." – John Carmack

[Maximilian Berkmann @Berkmann18]

One thing that is sure, is learning about new things on #TheMonthlyDev episodes especially with today's talks on microfrontend and the interesting concept of Micro-eXperience (coined by @neilsmind) and testing for users with Testing Library by @kentcdodds

[daily.dev @dailydotdev]

It's time to announce #TheMonthlyDev 3 lineup 🚨
* Microfrontends: Seamless Experiences - @neilsmind
* Confident React - @kentcdodds
* TBA (soon!) - @psybercity

RSVP now! 🤩
https://t.co/zHoKq0k7Aj

[Neil Giarratana @neilsmind]

Not dismissing the benefits (and blessing) of working from home but I do miss listening to podcasts on my commute

[Neil Giarratana @neilsmind]

TIL about negativity bias. Favorite part of this great episode - The myth of turning your hobby into a job with writer Aley Arion — Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman https://t.co/A8DYKCcGF4

[Neil Giarratana @neilsmind]

Needed https on localhost for development of a microfrontend - thanks @madnals! How to use HTTPS for local development #https #webdevelopment https://t.co/Bb9BUThUCV

[Neil Giarratana @neilsmind]

It drives me insane when simple things like the back button and "deep" links don't work in a single-page-app

[Proful @profulsadangi]

JavaScript Basics undefined vs null

[Neil Giarratana @neilsmind]

Thanks @deleteman123! The brillIance of this post is not that the concepts are novel-it’s that anyone who’s been in it this long says “yep!” - required read for jr engineers - 9 Hard Lessons I Struggled to Learn During My 18 Years as a Software Developer https://t.co/pOZNhvJJ5z

[Neil Giarratana @neilsmind]

Thanks @invoker! These polls are fascinating. Would love to see a poll regarding the effect everyone working from home has had on unconscious locality bias. - “I Asked 1.7 Million People About Remote Work. Here’s What They Said” https://t.co/3WCLFwSeve #wfh