Rach Smith

Hi 👋🏼 I'm Rach. A developer building software for CodePen, wife, mother of two, productivity nerd and recovering screen addict. This is my digital garden.

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AI is making it easier to create more noise, when all I want is good search

2023557 points356 comments Society, Policy & Culture details

We use Notion for the bulk of our knowledge management at CodePen. I have no use for an AI that can write for me.

Lerp

2023251 points87 comments Games & Graphics details

Lerp is the nickname for Linear Interpolation between two points. It's a fairly simple effect to implement but can really improve the look of your animations if you're moving an object from a point A to point B.

I completely ignored the front end development scene for 6 months. It was fine

2021144 points154 comments Web & Frontend details

I've learnt I don't need to keep up with the hectic pace of Front End development news.

The hardest part of being a junior developer

2023119 points78 comments Career & Management details

Even though it was 12 years ago, I still remember what the most stressful part of being a junior developer was.