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Return of the Regex (App)

Hello again, stranger! Today, I’m back with an update on the first project I ever wrote about here. The app was initially created to streamline a small bit of my daily work, but alas, its home remained on a third party site, rather than having a cosy, Devops managed spot within my current company’s codeContinue reading “Return of the Regex (App)”

Why is my Javascript returning undefined?

I’m writing this today to share a solution to a problem my Google-fu couldn’t resolve. Maybe putting this out there will put it in someone else’s search result. Which terms did I try, you might ask. First of all, behold the title of this post for a hint. Beyond that, a bunch of variations onContinue reading “Why is my Javascript returning undefined?”

Working with Other People’s HTML – a Reflection

Get ready for another stream of consciousness. In a recent work project, I had the task of creating two Chrome extensions. Each one would start at a specific origin page, scrape some data from said origin page, collect form input from the user, and then open a pre-populated Jira ticket template in a new tabContinue reading “Working with Other People’s HTML – a Reflection”

And so it begins

Today’s the day I write my very first blog post. This is much more intimidating than I had anticipated. I write to you, dear reader, to both show my pride in completion of my very first self-designed programming project, and to underscore the challenges and frustrations I faced in getting this thing live. I’m talking,Continue reading “And so it begins”