https://jeffry.in Jeff Wainwright's blog about software engineering, life, and everything in between. en-us Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://jeffry.in/apple-icon-180x180.png https://jeffry.in https://jeffry.in/why-pastoralist https://jeffry.in/why-pastoralist How Pastoralist can help teams track, scan, and clean npm, yarn, pnpm, and bun dependency overrides, with study notes from OSS projects, cleanup samples, and fork PRs synced on May 25, 2026. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/expensive-ai https://jeffry.in/expensive-ai This post covers my AI token usage journey and what happened when limitless AI usage hit reality and became limited. I go into my evolution, how it happened, and what I am doing to fix the issue Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/us-swe-economy-2025 https://jeffry.in/us-swe-economy-2025 The quick article provides a data-driven look at US-based software engineering employment trends in 2025: relating current swe trends, recent swe trends, pre-covid, and US job labor trends over the last 45 years. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/shiki-syntax https://jeffry.in/shiki-syntax Comprehensive Shiki syntax highlighting implementation with custom themes, diff notation, line highlighting, focus modes, error annotations, interactive copy buttons, and optimized Sass architecture using a scalable variable system. Sun, 31 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/lightweight-intelligent-completion-in-zsh https://jeffry.in/lightweight-intelligent-completion-in-zsh This post provides quick tips on how to enable Zsh Tab Completion to provide intelligent completion in Zsh without the bloat. Sun, 05 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/js-node-strange-place https://jeffry.in/js-node-strange-place It feels sorta like JavaScript and Node are in a weird place. They've greatly improved but are we using them for things we shouldn't? Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/build-your-own-dependabot https://jeffry.in/build-your-own-dependabot This document goes over building the basics of your own dependency manager, like dependabot, for JavaScript ot Typescript using package managers and Github actions. Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/m1-intel-terminal-cmds-like-a-boss https://jeffry.in/m1-intel-terminal-cmds-like-a-boss This document describes solving M1 Mac vs Intel Mac terminal command discrepancies by creating a copy of your terminal and setting it up to run Intel Mac terminal commands using Rosetta. Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/snyk-dependabot-ignore-configs https://jeffry.in/snyk-dependabot-ignore-configs This article focuses on Snyk and Dependabots' ignore configs (ignores) from a DevX perspective. Sat, 12 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/document-cookie-nuances https://jeffry.in/document-cookie-nuances This brief artice covers nuances of document.cookie and how to use it to store and access data. Sat, 05 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/cli-program-basic-parts https://jeffry.in/cli-program-basic-parts This brief article digs into the basics of most CLI commands including a summary of the commands's name, arguments, options, and actions. Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/m1-chip-gatsby-setup https://jeffry.in/m1-chip-gatsby-setup A post providing context into setting up an M1 Mac for Gatsby development and 1 happy path to get up and running with Gatsby on a M1 Mac fast! Tue, 01 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/resume https://jeffry.in/resume This is the resume of, me, Jeff Wainwright, "yowainwright" on the internet. I'm a software engineer, artist, and person who enjoys athletics, living in Los Angeles. Wed, 31 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/jest-exec-test https://jeffry.in/jest-exec-test This post is a quick summary of running node script execution tests with Jest. Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/friction https://jeffry.in/friction Friction sculpted this range of land. What devastation?—What destruction led to this moment? I cannot even comprehend! But, I appreciate that somehow, after it all, it is so beautiful. Sun, 28 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/2000s-not-a-teenager https://jeffry.in/2000s-not-a-teenager This post summarizes my first days of 2020 with brief reflections on 2019, what I learned which included Functional Programming, TypeScript, nervous system healing and awareness Mon, 06 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/ships-coming-in https://jeffry.in/ships-coming-in Malaga Cove in Palos Verdes, California is a great spot to catch the sunset. At sunset, it's a place were families, couples, and sometimes dreamers go to watch the sunset. At sunset on Sunday, I watched one particular person stare longly against the sunset. It appeared they were waiting for their ships to come in. Sat, 19 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/if-i-had-a-highlighter https://jeffry.in/if-i-had-a-highlighter This post discusses how hard it for listeners to fully understand what a speaker is communicating. Misinterpretation happens often. What verbal tools can be used to improve interpretation? Perhaps, imagining a spoken word highlighter pen so that speakers could highlight their key points could help. Thu, 07 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/let-the-dream-live https://jeffry.in/let-the-dream-live Pragmatism has often told me that dreams cannot become real unless they're followed by an actionable plan. I've share this logic with friends when they tell me an unrealistic dream and to my surprise, 'thanks' was not the typical response. Responses tended to be negative. Dreams are often just that, dreams. Let then live if they make others happy. Tue, 22 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/making-others-feel-good-with-basics https://jeffry.in/making-others-feel-good-with-basics This post observes how different communication can be from intent to reception. It focuses on observations on simple comunications. Sun, 17 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/getting-setup-with-ts https://jeffry.in/getting-setup-with-ts This post documents getting setup with TypeScript—just beyond the Gettings Started TypeScript Tutorials. In this Post I will go through setting up a Test Driven TypeScript project. Wed, 02 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/first-post-in-a-bit https://jeffry.in/first-post-in-a-bit I stopped posting on this blog in September last year, 2017. It was an easy decision to make then. There were specific reasons I stopped, but I couldn't articulate them. Sun, 08 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/week-34-17 https://jeffry.in/week-34-17 Week 34, I was able to do some trail running after a few months of not running Tue, 26 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/laying-low https://jeffry.in/laying-low Laying low but staying focused on coding, running and writing. Mon, 18 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/normalize-css-or-not https://jeffry.in/normalize-css-or-not Normalizing CSS has been a default part of front-end projects for years. This post questions that and provides some points on why normalizing css may not be needed. Sun, 17 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/code-review-etiquette https://jeffry.in/code-review-etiquette Code Review Etiquette is an important for code quality, engineer happiness, and engineer growth—but is never talked about? Sat, 16 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/css-font-partial https://jeffry.in/css-font-partial Making a maintainable CSS font partial. Thu, 14 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/javascript-software-mid-2017 https://jeffry.in/javascript-software-mid-2017 JavaScript tools in 2017 as defined by Jeff Wainwright for the context of blog posts. Sat, 09 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/labor-day-week https://jeffry.in/labor-day-week This year I, Jeff Wainwright, spent Labor Day in Dallas with friends. Sat, 09 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/js-is-relatable https://jeffry.in/js-is-relatable JavaScript is for the people because it is relatable and usable. Fri, 08 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/sinon-fake-server-methods https://jeffry.in/sinon-fake-server-methods Digging into Sinon Fake Server Methods and how to use them. Tue, 05 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/branded-content https://jeffry.in/branded-content Reenvisioning branded content at Dollar Shave Club. Mon, 04 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/switching-site-generators https://jeffry.in/switching-site-generators Switching Site Generators, hiccups in between, and why I switched to Gatsby Fri, 01 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/about https://jeffry.in/about This is the About page of, me, Jeff Wainwright, "yowainwright" on the internet. I'm a husband, dad, software engineer, artist, and person who enjoys athletics, living in Los Angeles. Fri, 28 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/week-20-17 https://jeffry.in/week-20-17 Week 20, figuring out how to code more and surf more—what makes me happy Mon, 29 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/week-19-17 https://jeffry.in/week-19-17 Week 19, mislabeled mountains and other things I enjoy. Mon, 22 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/week-18-17 https://jeffry.in/week-18-17 Week 18, a trip to the North West to celebrate my sister's birthday Mon, 15 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/week-17-17 https://jeffry.in/week-17-17 Week 17, I was dealing with an ankle injury and using an observer to fix race conditions Sun, 07 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/week-14-17 https://jeffry.in/week-14-17 Week 14, I'm releasing a new analytics product and I was able to stay in Encinitas which for the weekend. Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/week-15-17 https://jeffry.in/week-15-17 Week 15, I was trying to be a good friend, surf, and gain momentum on StickyBits—an open source project I did. Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/week-16-17 https://jeffry.in/week-16-17 Week 16, I had a great week surfing and felt pretty tired besides that. Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/week-13-17 https://jeffry.in/week-13-17 Week 13, I am doing it—camping above Ojai, surfing and finding to code. Tue, 18 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/week-12-17 https://jeffry.in/week-12-17 Week 12, I was given the opportunity to catch up with some people I care about and visit Wrightwood, CA for the first time. Thu, 06 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/week-11-17 https://jeffry.in/week-11-17 Week 11, 2017 was fair. I got some good surfing time on a new fun board and I felt more comfortable in my new position at work. Mon, 27 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/git-tag-update https://jeffry.in/git-tag-update This post instructs how to update git tags after they've been pushed Tue, 14 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/week-9-17 https://jeffry.in/week-9-17 Week 9, 2017—This week I was feeling pretty beta after changing teams, recovering from being sick and getting back to surfing. Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/destructing-function-opts https://jeffry.in/destructing-function-opts This post explains how to use ES6 function destructuring for more readable JavaScript Plugin Options. Sun, 12 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/formula-for-commits https://jeffry.in/formula-for-commits This post describes AWW, a formula for writing meaningful commit messages with git. Sun, 12 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/making-a-js-plugin https://jeffry.in/making-a-js-plugin Moments writing JavaScript Plugins Thu, 09 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright) https://jeffry.in/week-8-17 https://jeffry.in/week-8-17 Week 8, 2017—This week I was sick, lost a few friends and started to do some transitioning. Sun, 05 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT yowainwright@gmail.com (Jeff Wainwright)