Brian Perry
Likes Computers

He likes other things too, but many of them involve computers.

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This specific one is mine. I use this site to document things I've been thinking about, things I've been learning, things I use, and things I really like.

I'm a front end developer who lives in the Chicago suburbs, I'm a member of the Drupal community, I often present at tech events, I have a super awesome family, and I really like Nintendo.

Latest Updates

Deafheaven: Infinite Granite

Updated Oct 11, 2021

A substantially mellower version of their sound, but one much closer to my personal wheelhouse.

How Drupal's Preview Works

Updated Oct 8, 2021

I recently needed to dig into the specifics of how Drupal's node preview actually worked only to find that all of my assumptions were wrong.

Identifying Circular Dependencies in JavaScript Modules

Updated Sep 19, 2021

Using tools to track down circular dependencies in JavaScript can be just as easy as introducing a circular dependency in the first place.

GitHub Copilot is My Copilot

Updated Aug 28, 2021

My first few days using GitHub Copilot were a roller coaster of emotions.

Using Apollo Client Without React

Updated Aug 4, 2021

By default, Apollo Client 3.0 expects that you are using React, but importing Apollo using a slightly different entry point allows you to use Apollo in a vanilla JS project.

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