Rach Smith

Technical knowledge is just one part of being a great Engineer. I like to think and write about everything else.

Sunshine Coast, Australia Joined on Jul 26, 2017 https://rachsmith.com

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JavaScript, Node.js, HTML, CSS, Ruby, Python, Go

38 posts published

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Rach Smith

Apr 9 '23

Lerp

#javascript #animation

2 min read

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Rach Smith

Apr 9 '23

Content Collections are a welcome addition to my Astro setup

#astro

2 min read

Rach Smith

Apr 9 '23

Using regex with make find-and-replace in VS Code

#vscode #productivity

1 min read

Rach Smith

Apr 9 '23

Create a rainbow-coloured list with :nth-of-type()

#css #frontend

1 min read

Rach Smith

Jan 30 '23

Reading code is a different experience to writing code

2 min read

Rach Smith

Jan 30 '23

Remove Shorts from your YouTube Subscriptions feed with :has()

#css

2 min read

Rach Smith

Jan 30 '23

Learning in public isn't so easy when you're buried by layers of engineering

#blogging

2 min read

Rach Smith

Jan 30 '23

The hardest part of being a Junior Developer

2 min read

Rach Smith

Jan 30 '23

Don't want to fix that bug? Here are 6 things you can do instead

#work #procrastination

2 min read

Rach Smith

Dec 9 '22

How Supabase fits into your stack

#database #supabase

3 min read

Rach Smith

Nov 23 '22

Do what you say you're going to do

#work #productivity

2 min read

Rach Smith

Nov 23 '22

Moving from problem adder to problem solver

#work

2 min read

Rach Smith

Nov 3 '22

Don't remove a fence until you know why it was put up in the first place

#development #work

2 min read

Rach Smith

Nov 3 '22

Keyboard shortcuts for navigating a large file in VSCode

#development

1 min read

Rach Smith

Nov 3 '22

The shorter the feedback loop, the better

#development

1 min read

Rach Smith

Nov 3 '22

Automating the process for moving notes from my Obsidian vault to my Astro site

#development

3 min read

Rach Smith

Nov 3 '22

Look it up

#development

1 min read

Rach Smith

Sep 19 '22

Replace the curtains

#development

2 min read

Rach Smith

Sep 13 '22

Wtf is an island and why is it in my website?

#html #javascript #astro

2 min read

Rach Smith

Sep 13 '22

Putting the graph in GraphQL

#graphql #apollo

2 min read

Rach Smith

Sep 13 '22

Quickly toggle Copilot suggestions on and off with your keyboard

#vscode #productivity

2 min read

Rach Smith

Sep 13 '22

Use a narrowed focus to complete big projects

#work #productivity

2 min read

Rach Smith

Jul 25 '22

How to get started with animating on the web

#animation #css #javascript #canvas

3 min read

Rach Smith

Dec 15 '21

GitHub copolit, hedonic adaptation and developer tools

#javascript #dx #tools

3 min read

Rach Smith

Oct 6 '21

Code-first to product-first

#code

3 min read

Rach Smith

Sep 7 '21

Full-stack? T-Shaped? Comb-Shaped? Developer or Engineer?

#career

2 min read

Rach Smith

Aug 31 '21

How I keep up with the latest Front-End Development news, without scrolling my life away

#resources #javascript #frontend

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1 min read

Rach Smith

Aug 25 '21

Loving right now: This Figma template for creating Database ERDs

#database #figma

1 min read

Rach Smith

Aug 25 '21

We confuse visibility with competency

#work #development #productivity

2 min read

Rach Smith

Aug 2 '21

Learning how you best learn: some questions to ask yourself

#development #productivity #learning

5 min read

Rach Smith

Jul 26 '21

I completely ignored the front end development scene for 6 months. It was fine

#development #work

3 min read

Rach Smith

May 31 '21

The must-have utility apps I use every day on my Macbook Pro

#productivity #apps

3 min read

Rach Smith

May 29 '21

Loving right now: this VSCode font + theme combo

#development

2 min read

Rach Smith

May 29 '21

The Tech setup rachsmith.com - Ghost + Gatsby

#development

2 min read

Rach Smith

Jan 25 '21

TIL: Resulting

#todayilearned

2 min read

Rach Smith

Jan 19 '21

Don't ask me, I'm a guesser

#career #communication

3 min read

Rach Smith

Jan 14 '21

5 years at CodePen: a reflection

#career #work #startup #codepen

7 min read

Rach Smith

Jul 26 '17

Hi, I'm Rach Smith

#introductions

1 min read

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