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Tim Williams

RPC; Everything Old is New Again

Possibly since the inception of computing, the paradigm of client to server communication has been an important, sometimes overlooked…

5 min readMay 20, 2023

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RPC; Everything Old is New Again

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Tim Williams

The Singleton; a Dangerously Overused Pattern

While the Singleton has its uses, in most cases the drawbacks may be more dangerous than the convenience it provides. If you’re like me…

3 min readMay 6, 2023

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The Singleton; a Dangerously Overused Pattern

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Tim Williams

Software Architecture; When and How to Use the Adaptor Pattern (with examples in PHP)

In the world of electronics (at least if you’re as old as me) everyone is familiar with the solution to a cable that doesn’t fit, an…

3 min readMay 6, 2023

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Software Architecture; When and How to Use the Adaptor Pattern (with examples in PHP)

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Tim Williams

PHP8’s Nullsafe Operator or “Optional Chaining”

In JavaScript this feature is called “optional chaining” where you can reduce the amount of checks that you need to do by chaining…

2 min readApr 26, 2023

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Tim Williams

Are All Programming Languages Becoming the Same?

Programming languages like JavaScript tend to be created when there is a domain specific problem to solve. In the case of JS, it was…

3 min readApr 22, 2023

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Are All Programming Languages Becoming the Same?

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Tim Williams

3 Quick Tips to Jumpstart Your Journey with GitHub Copilot

The more mature the career of software development becomes, the more it converges with other skilled trades like mechanic. In many skilled…

2 min readApr 22, 2023

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3 Quick Tips to Jumpstart Your Journey with GitHub Copilot

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Tim Williams

Three Essential Skills for Senior Software Developers to Lead Effective Engineering Teams

Contrary to instinct, being technically the best, strongest, smartest or fastest developer is not the most important skill to have when…

3 min readApr 22, 2023

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Three Essential Skills for Senior Software Developers to Lead Effective Engineering Teams

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Tim Williams

Three Useful JavaScript Features in ECMAScript 2021

ECMAScript, the standardized specification for JavaScript, is continuously evolving to meet the demands of modern web development. With the…

2 min readApr 18, 2023

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Three Useful JavaScript Features in ECMAScript 2021

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Tim Williams

PHP 8 Constructor Property Promotion: Simplifying Class Definitions with Examples

PHP 8, released in November 2020, introduced several features that significantly improve the language’s syntax, performance, and…

2 min readApr 17, 2023

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PHP 8 Constructor Property Promotion: Simplifying Class Definitions with Examples

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Tim Williams

Unveiling 3 New Features in TypeScript Version 5: Unlocking More Power in Your Code

The TypeScript team has once again pushed the boundaries with the release of TypeScript 5, bringing exciting new features to developers…

2 min readApr 17, 2023

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Unveiling 3 New Features in TypeScript Version 5: Unlocking More Power in Your Code

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Tim Williams

Tim Williams

I am a Web Developer passionate about new technologies, as well as time tested best practices (here’s looking at you Uncle Bob).

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