Simon Schwartz

Amateur tennis player, Novice cyclist Terrible surfer, Software engineer @thethinkmill

[Simon Schwartz @simonmakesstuff]

In 1975 @NASA released their graphics standards manual. The design thinking was decades ahead of its time. I loved it so much I decided to rebuild it for the web.

https://t.co/sKMhB8k6MU
https://t.co/EJKAc2ij7V

[Simon Schwartz @simonmakesstuff]

@elisechant This sounds more like the requirements for an entire enterprise IT department 😂

[Simon Schwartz @simonmakesstuff]

Come work with me and be part of a team building a great product used by millions of Australians every day https://t.co/UoJHGEiGgt

[Nanosh @fullStackNanosh]

Everyone likes curry right? Get spicy and learn how to use currying in your code!

Why the fudge should I use currying? by @simonmakesstuff https://t.co/vwkfMyFnAK

[Simon Schwartz @simonmakesstuff]

@joshduck That was a fantastic talk. Well done!

[Allen Holub. https://linkedIn.com/in/allenholub @allenholub]

A bug is an indication of a missing test.

When a bug surfaces, your first response should be to create a failing test that will pass once the bug is fixed.

[Thinkmill @thethinkmill]

“A major part of writing good software is the art of keeping the complexity of our code to a minimum” - a blogpost by #Thinkmill developer @simonmakesstuff on pure functions.👨‍💻 https://t.co/mgG8n37rdJ

[Joe Ingeno @JoeIngeno]

Pure functions, immutability and other software superpowers https://t.co/oFPJdXkqag @simonmakesstuff @JavaScriptDaily

[Simon Schwartz @simonmakesstuff]

Functional programming has helped me write safer and more predictable code. I wrote about some of the best parts https://t.co/0IPrirfFWw

[Erik Rasmussen 👨‍💻🇺🇸🇪🇸 @erikras]

Is there a single reason to ever use ES6 classes in JavaScript? Closures feel so much more lightweight and simpler.

If I never see `this` again, it will be too late.

#NotRhetorical

[Mark Dalgleish @markdalgleish]

@rnschiehll This isn't a software problem. The issue is that our industry acts as though UI design isn't a technical exercise.

[Simon Schwartz @simonmakesstuff]

@auxesis What a coincidence. People do the exact same thing when they read my code 🤔

[Thinkmill @thethinkmill]

Thinkmill engineer @simonmakesstuff on how to use factory functions to create video game characters. #Orcs + #code = winning combo!
https://t.co/EYWrQSIrYS

[daily.dev @dailydotdev]

Using pipe and compose to improve procedural code via @JavaScriptDaily by @simonmakesstuff
#development #functionalprogramming #javascript #software

https://t.co/TMzbVTppwo

[Simon Schwartz @simonmakesstuff]

@brad_frost Same as my litmus test for any type of code - How easy(and safe) is it to change?

[Simon Schwartz @simonmakesstuff]

Most engineers need to satisfy regulations and codes when building houses, aircrafts etc. I wish we had something similar for building software that impacts peoples lives. Things like the digital service standard are a start https://t.co/XGTBGS9Pax

[Charles Worthington @cew821]

I wonder how different federal IT would look if entities like IGs, GAO, and Congress asked questions like:

- How do you do deployments?
- Did you consider a REST API?
- What do you do for version control?
- do you practice TDD?
- What APM tool do you use?

[Thinkmill @thethinkmill]

Hey developers 👋 You might like this piece by our software engineer @simonmakesstuff on using pipe 👨‍🏭 and compose 🎵to improve procedural code. https://t.co/9bu18kVvuk

[Simon Schwartz @simonmakesstuff]

Micro refactors with Simon - object destructuring