https://alexanderoloo.com/2020-08-30T06:00:00ZAlexander Oloohttps://alexanderoloo.com/blog/2020/08/30/dear-manager-how-to-make-time-for-1-on-1s.html2020-08-30T06:00:00Z

I've been at this manager thing for a while and it's hard. Hard but rewarding. I've built some high performing teams and without a doubt a key factor in my success has been 1-on-1s. When I keep to them diligently the …

https://alexanderoloo.com/blog/2020/08/16/from-developer-to-design-director.html2020-08-16T06:00:00Z

Circa 2016 I started my journey into the land of experience design. The journey from frontend dev to design director has been one heck of adventure. I've been extremely lucky to have had some excellent mentors, manage…

https://alexanderoloo.com/blog/2020/01/31/loading-google-credentials-without-json.html2020-01-31T06:00:00Z

I primarily use heroku to run my applications and Travis for CI/CD. I'm also currently giving Github Actions a try. So what do all those have in common? Well, for starters they have generous free tiers, but more impor…

https://alexanderoloo.com/blog/2019/12/09/fun-with-clojure-maps.html2019-12-09T06:00:00Z

There was a time where I was working exclusively in clojure and using SSR for the frontend. It was a peaceful time. But alas peace doesn't last for ever. And then I picked up a new full stack project. A project buildi…

https://alexanderoloo.com/blog/2019/12/08/clojures-thread-first-macro.html2019-12-08T06:00:00Z

Don't you just hate functions with names that you can't pronounce. I mean how do you pronounce - ? On top of that, its name is not consistent across languages so learning it once is not a guarantee that you'll know it…

https://alexanderoloo.com/blog/2019/12/07/clojure-shootout-keep-vs-filter.html2019-12-07T06:00:00Z

Oh no, it happened again it's time to filter or keep you ponder for hours it's so you don't know which way to go

https://alexanderoloo.com/blog/2019/12/06/gotcha-its-the-trailing-slash.html2019-12-06T06:00:00Z

You've discovered the Luminus framework. You've reached unparalleled levels of productivity. You can build a web app at the drop of a hat. You can't believe no-one told you about this before. You're life is perfect ex…

https://alexanderoloo.com/blog/2019/12/05/destructuring-keys-in-clojure.html2019-12-05T06:00:00Z

Oh, you think JSON is your ally? I do a lot work with JSON. So much so that my favourite library is a JSON parsing library (cheshire). The most tedious thing about working wiht JSON is pulling keys out of JSON objects…

https://alexanderoloo.com/blog/2019/12/04/my-5-favourite-clojure-libraries.html2019-12-04T06:00:00Z

In my travels I have collected a set of clojure libraries that I can rely on to help me solve problems effectively. These are my top 5.

https://alexanderoloo.com/blog/2019/12/03/living-clojure.html2019-12-03T06:00:00Z

There was a time where I was so fed up with lisps, Clojure, stack traces, and EOF errors. I was ready to go back to Node.js. And then I came a turning point. I stumbled across episode 29 of the Functional Geekery.

https://alexanderoloo.com/blog/2019/12/02/5-tools-for-getting-started-with-clojure.html2019-12-02T06:00:00Z

Greetings friend. Today we're going to talk Clojure tools. And no, you don't have to use emacs. There are many tools and they're all slightly different. Which tools are the best? Well, you see, like everything else in…

https://alexanderoloo.com/blog/2019/12/01/advent-of-parens.html2019-12-01T06:00:00Z

A few days ago @plexus (civilian name: Arne Brasseur) shared a pretty cool idea on twitter: Write a blog post every day from the 1st of December to the 24th of December on somethings to do with Clojure. And so the "Ad…

https://alexanderoloo.com/blog/2019/09/11/overtone-music-to-keep-my-dynos-awake.html2019-09-11T06:00:00Z

In my earlier years, I worked with startups as well as the "idea guys" aka "Code this for me and I'll give you equity in my idea". So I quickly learnt to contain costs for each of the multiple ventures I was involved in.

https://alexanderoloo.com/blog/2019/09/10/clojure-bits-working-with-json.html2019-09-10T06:00:00Z

Clojure Bits: bite-sized and human friendly bits of Clojure. Today, let’s chat about JSON, the backbone of the internet. I’ve written a ton of web applications in Clojure and so far my favourite library for working wi…