Homepage of Jeremy Jarvis, an experienced Leader and Software Engineer. His focus is on making a meaningful impact with quality software and clear communication. https://jeremy-jarvis.github.io/ I recently co-wrote a getting started guide for how to create custom charts for Power BI. It is posted on my employer’s blog, so head over there to take a look. It provides step-by-step instructions for how to build a visual and hook it up to a data source. One... Thu, 04 Apr 2024 03:00:00 +0000 https://jeremy-jarvis.github.io/2024/04/04/getting-started-with-custom-power-bi-charts.html https://jeremy-jarvis.github.io/2024/04/04/getting-started-with-custom-power-bi-charts.html As a follow-up to my last post, I have written up a guide for how to get started with Pico-8. Making your own video game may seem like a daunting and unfamiliar idea, but it turns out that tools like Pico-8 make it easier than ever to try out game... Fri, 26 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000 https://jeremy-jarvis.github.io/2024/01/26/getting-started-with-pico-8.html https://jeremy-jarvis.github.io/2024/01/26/getting-started-with-pico-8.html I was introduced to computer games at a young age. My dad had a Commodore 128D that he used for writing and gaming, and I remember my 8-year-old self carefully selecting a game (on 5.25-inch floppy disk), inserting it into the drive, pushing down the lock bar thingy, and running... Sat, 12 Aug 2023 06:00:00 +0000 https://jeremy-jarvis.github.io/2023/08/12/pico-8.html https://jeremy-jarvis.github.io/2023/08/12/pico-8.html Up until last year, I had a long-standing impression that automated visual testing was a difficult nut to crack. Simple screenshot comparison tools can be finicky, and doing it manually can take years off your life. Believe me, I know. It’s rough. Figuring out how to verify an app’s visual... Tue, 28 Sep 2021 17:30:00 +0000 https://jeremy-jarvis.github.io/2021/09/28/powerful-visual-testing-with-applitools.html https://jeremy-jarvis.github.io/2021/09/28/powerful-visual-testing-with-applitools.html