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Rach Smith

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

Location Sunshine Coast, Australia Joined Joined on  Personal website https://rachsmith.com github website twitter website

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Engineer at CodePen

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Content Collections are a welcome addition to my Astro setup

Content Collections are a welcome addition to my Astro setup

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

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

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

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

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Reading code is a different experience to writing code

Reading code is a different experience to writing code

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

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

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

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

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The hardest part of being a Junior Developer

The hardest part of being a Junior Developer

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

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

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How Supabase fits into your stack

How Supabase fits into your stack

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Do what you say you're going to do

Do what you say you're going to do

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Moving from problem adder to problem solver

Moving from problem adder to problem solver

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

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

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Keyboard shortcuts for navigating a large file in VSCode

Keyboard shortcuts for navigating a large file in VSCode

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The shorter the feedback loop, the better

The shorter the feedback loop, the better

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

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

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Look it up

Look it up

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Replace the curtains

Replace the curtains

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

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

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Putting the graph in GraphQL

Putting the graph in GraphQL

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Quickly toggle Copilot suggestions on and off with your keyboard

Quickly toggle Copilot suggestions on and off with your keyboard

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Use a narrowed focus to complete big projects

Use a narrowed focus to complete big projects

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How to get started with animating on the web

How to get started with animating on the web

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GitHub copolit, hedonic adaptation and developer tools

GitHub copolit, hedonic adaptation and developer tools

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Code-first to product-first

Code-first to product-first

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

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

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

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

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Loving right now: This Figma template for creating Database ERDs

Loving right now: This Figma template for creating Database ERDs

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We confuse visibility with competency

We confuse visibility with competency

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Learning how you best learn: some questions to ask yourself

Learning how you best learn: some questions to ask yourself

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

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

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

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

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Loving right now: this VSCode font + theme combo

Loving right now: this VSCode font + theme combo

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The Tech setup rachsmith.com - Ghost + Gatsby

The Tech setup rachsmith.com - Ghost + Gatsby

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TIL: Resulting

TIL: Resulting

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Don't ask me, I'm a guesser

Don't ask me, I'm a guesser

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5 years at CodePen: a reflection

5 years at CodePen: a reflection

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Hi, I'm Rach Smith

Hi, I'm Rach Smith

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