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23 Mar

Burning Diffuse from Both Ends

Part one of an unknown length series If you stumbled onto this article and expect to learn something of AI in a traditional fashion, you might spend your time better elsewhere (even if that’s another article on this blog). Usually...
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15 Aug

“Scrappy Path”

In the world of software, you often hear about the “happy path” of a product. A “happy path” is the optimal use case, the ideal journey a user takes to accomplish a goal in a piece of software, from...
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27 Jul

A Developer’s Impact

There are a few metrics in common use for gauging a developer’s ability: Proportion of success Years of experience Speed / efficiency Quality of code Fame or reputation Amount of code written Ability to think abstractly Different people and...
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20 Jul

Hanami (Ruby) on Ubuntu

Hanami is a modern Ruby web framework. I’m experimenting with it right now. Ubuntu, compared to other linux distros, or to a mac, can often require different steps when getting started with a new tool. Here is the process...
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16 May

Text Editor Wars

If you’ve been anywhere near professional programmers or enthusiastic hobbyists, you’ve heard the contentions over “best text editor,” in guises which range from gentle ribbing to outright flame wars. I can’t weigh in on that. I have my preferences,...
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20 Mar

More Ruby Tidbits

The fun (if frustrating) part of a job in computing is you’re always picking up new information. Sometimes it’s transformational, other times they just help make your daily work a bit easier. Here are some in the latter category...
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23 Oct

What I Learned This Week (Ending 10/22)

I am perennially poor at maintaining habits, but they say start out small, so I’m attempting a weekly recap of what I learn each week (aimed, in general, at the world of computing, software development, and technology). This is week...
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27 Sep

There are two kinds of “coder’s block”…

…the code kind and the logic kind. Let me briefly explain: coder’s block is a lot like writer’s block, except for programmers. You sit there staring at your screen, your hands hovering over the keys, mind ready to...
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26 Sep

Developers Need Better Onboarding — Make Learning a Guarantee

Initial setup: Most systems need setup. Don’t even discuss work before this gets completed. Make sure the new dev is where they need to be. Stressing out about getting work done while struggling to get your system working is a...
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21 Sep

Learning ReactJS, Part 1– Steps & Takeaways

This past March, I discovered my javascript skills felt out of date. I needed to catch up, so I learned Angular — took an online course, built a couple of minor projects, did some freelance work that used it. It...
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