# Technical Blog, Tutorials, and Docs

This is a list of my articles, mostly written for employers, and some have been done in my own time. 

## Magazine Columns (as an Author)
- The JavaScript Handbook 2015 (Future plc) [Available in PDF now](https://www.scribd.com/document/337818078/The-Javascript-Handbook-2015-pdf)
- Net Magazine (Future plc)

## Books (as an illustrator)
- [Modern System Administration](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/modern-system-administration/9781492055204/): Jennifer Davis (O'Reilly Media) 

## Books (as a Technical Editor)
- [Programming the Mobile Web](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/programming-the-mobile/9781449335595/): Maximiliano Firtman (O'Reilly Media) 
- [Mobile HTML5](https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/mobile-html5/9781491948903/): Estelle Weyl (O'Reilly Media) 
- [Learning JavaScript Robotics](https://www.packtpub.com/hardware-and-creative/learning-javascript-robotics): Kassandra Perch (Packt Publishing) 
- Proposal reviews for Manning Publishing

## Books (as an illustrator)
- TBA (O'Reilly Media) 

## Personal Tech Blog — 1996 to present (Technical blogs started on 2007)
- Web: http://www.girliemac.com/blog/
- Medium: https://medium.com/@girlie_mac
- Dev.to: https://dev.to/girlie_mac

## Tech Doodles — 2017 to present
- [Date Structure and Algorithms 101](https://github.com/girliemac/a-picture-is-worth-a-1000-words)
- [Git Purr](https://girliemac.com/blog/2017/12/26/git-purr/)
- Slack API Explained zine (Completed, but won't publish)
- [WebDev for Beginners](https://github.com/microsoft/Web-Dev-For-Beginners)
- [Machine Learning for Beginners](https://github.com/microsoft/ML-For-Beginners)

## 🐱 HTTP Status Cats — 2011
- [Originally posted on Flickr](https://www.flickr.com/photos/girliemac/albums/72157628409467125/)

## Microsoft Developer Documentations — 2020 to present
- [Microsoft Teams](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/)
- [Microsoft Graph](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/)
- New docs TBA

## Microsoft Developer Tutorials — 2020 to present
- [Beginners Guide to MS Teams Development #1: Tabs](https://dev.to/azure/beginners-guide-to-ms-teams-development-1-tabs-4e9k)
- [Beginners Guide to MS Teams Development #2: Bots](https://dev.to/azure/beginners-guide-to-ms-teams-development-2-bots-590m)
- [Beginners Guide to MS Teams Development #3: Message extensions](https://dev.to/azure/beginners-guide-to-ms-teams-development-3-messaging-action-5ejc)
- [Using VS Code Teams Toolkit Extension for Teams App Development](https://dev.to/azure/using-vs-code-toolkit-for-teams-app-development-2o0g)
- [Fetching Teams User Info from Microsoft Graph with TeamsFx SDK](https://dev.to/azure/fetching-teams-user-info-from-microsoft-graph-with-teamsfx-sdk-301c)
- [Developing Enterprise-Ready Microsoft Teams Apps with Teams Toolkit v3.0](https://dev.to/azure/developing-enterprise-ready-microsoft-teams-apps-with-teams-toolkit-v30-o87)
- [Debugging Teams App Locally with Teams Toolkit](https://dev.to/azure/debugging-teams-app-locally-with-teams-toolkit-2b67)
- [Microsoft Teams Toolkit for VS Code is now GA 🎉](https://dev.to/azure/microsoft-teams-toolkit-for-vs-code-is-now-ga-4830)
- [Roll A Dice! - Building a Command Bot for Microsoft Teams Using Team Toolkit v4 with VS Code](https://dev.to/azure/roll-a-dice-building-a-command-bot-for-microsoft-teams-using-team-toolkit-v4-with-vs-code-3e3b)
- [Customizing F5 Debugging in Teams Toolkit for VS Code](https://dev.to/azure/customizing-f5-debugging-in-teams-toolkit-for-vs-code-2d9j)

- 🎌 The same tutorials in Japanese on Qiita: https://qiita.com/girlie_mac

## Slack API Documentations — 2017 - 2020
- [api.slack.com](https://api.slack.com/) - some of the long-form docs 
- [Slack API Tutorials](https://api.slack.com/tutorials) — 2017 - 2020
- Building a home for your app 🏡
- Hello World, Bolt ⚡️ - Building your very first app with Bolt
- Building contextual search experiences using Block Kit and Node.js
- Make Your Office Smarter! DIY with Raspberry Pi & Slack
- 🎌 tutorials in Japanese on Qiita: https://qiita.com/tomomi_slack

## Slack API Webinars — 2017 - 2020 (not all recordings are publicly available)
- Building apps with Slack developer tools
- IBM Watson Developer - Build a Smart Bot with Slack, Block Kit and Watson - Crowdcast
- Google Cloud Webinar - Cloud OnAir: Building a Serverless Slack Chatbot with Google Cloud Functions 

## Smashing Magazine—2017
- [Building A Simple AI Chatbot With Web Speech API And Node.js](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2017/08/ai-chatbot-web-speech-api-node-js/)

## Adafruit— 2017
- [Building a sentiment analysis bot with IBM Watson and Raspberry Pi](https://blog.adafruit.com/2017/07/14/building-a-sentiment-analysis-bot-with-ibm-watson-and-raspberry-pi-piday-raspberrypi-raspberry_pi/) 

*Older articles may not be available at the URL anymore, but should be accessible via web.archive.org.*

## Nexmo Tech blog — 2016 - 2017
- How to Send SMS Messages with Node.js and Express
- How to Receive SMS Messages with Node.js and Express
- Receiving an SMS Delivery Receipt from a Mobile Carrier with Node.js
- Making an Outbound Text-to-Speech Phone Call with Node.js
- Handling Inbound Phone Calls with Node.js
- Recording Audio from Incoming Calls with Node.js
- How to Make a Private Phone Call with Node.js
- Extending IBM Watson Project Intu to the Phone Network with the Nexmo Voice API
- How to Implement Two-Factor Authentication with Node.js (Now unpublished & replaced with newer content by a current employee)

## PubNub Docs and Tutorials — 2014 - 2016
- Docs: https://www.pubnub.com/docs/web-javascript/chat-fundamentals
- Blogs: https://www.pubnub.com/blog/author/tomomi/
- Prototyping a Smart Device w/ Arduino & Node.js using Johnny-Five 
- Raspberry Pi Smart House Tutorial: Controlling Lights with PWM
- Internet of Things 101: Getting Started w/ Raspberry Pi
- Triggering littleBits LEDs with Node.js Using Johnny-Five
- Creating a Polymer Chat App with Material Design 
- Sending iOS Push Notifications via APNS in JavaScript
- Sending Android Push Notifications via GCM in JavaScript 
- Converting Your JavaScript App to an iOS App w/ PhoneGap 
- Converting Your JavaScript App to an Android App w/ PhoneGap 
- Quick Word Cloud from a Chatroom with D3.js
- Fun with D3js: Data Visualization Eye Candy with Streaming JSON 
- Doodle with Strangers! Multi-User HTML5 Canvas and the Part 2 with History API

## Scotch.io — February 2017
- Send SMS from the Browser with Web APIs, Node, and Nexmo

## Arduino.cc — 2016
- Getting Started with Johnny-Five for IoT - on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC72DCxQrcU)
- Prototyping a Smart Light Bulb - on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1jVmBnzwH8&t=87s)

## Dev Opera Blog — February 2015
- [Working with Web Notifications using PubNub’s Realtime Data Stream](https://dev.opera.com/articles/web-notifications-pubnub/)

## Twitter Developer Blog — December 2014
- Tweet emotion: real-time Tweet analysis with PubNub Data Stream

## Tuts Plus Code — 2016
http://tutsplus.com/authors/tomomi-imura
- Building a Collaborative Web App With PubNub, React.js, and ES6
- Visualizing Real-Time Arduino Sensor Data With Johnny-Five and PubNub EON.js
- How to Create a Smart Device With Arduino and Node.js Using PubNub

## HTML5 Experts.jp — 2014 - 2017
https://html5experts.jp/girlie_mac/  — 4 blog posts in Japanese

## Nokia Code Blog — 2012 - 2014
Various HTML5 tutorials (developer.nokia.com - moved to Microsoft then shut down)

## webOS Developer Blog — 2010 - 2012
Various webOS and enyo.js tutorials, focusing on UX (developer.palm.com - moved to Hewlett-Packard site then shut down)