In my latest work on Trendwatch, I’ve been refining both the feature implementation process and my approach to managing commits. Every development cycle brings new insights, and this time was no different. Below are some key lessons learned and the … Continued
I’m coming to terms with the idea that Trendwatch is going to be more of a hobby project rather than something into which I fully commit my time and energy. And so, a few months after my previous post, I’m coming around for another swing at it.
I had gone to what I initially called “multiple rounds of refactoring” and could probably be better described as “multiple rounds of rearchitecting”. Although I had much of the code working, I just wasn’t satisfied with the quality and readability of the code design.
Introduction When I realized that I didn’t understand how the taxable capital gains were being calculated on my T5008 statements, I decided to build an app to help me automate my data entry, accounting, and reporting workflows. Laravel may or … Continued