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Category Archives: software engineering

20 Nov

“Task Failed Successfully”

“Task failed successfully.” It’s a fake* prompt, which inspired a meme, which inspired a widespread descriptive term. It’s a joke, and an absurd joke, but like many absurd jokes it exists and persists because it reflects something real. The mimetic...
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learning, programming, software engineering ai, coding, programming, software development
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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programming, software engineering design, ux
4 Sep

The Human Solution to Design Process

Note: when I say designers below, this can apply to any technical+creative types, such as engineers, product designers, etc. You put five designers in a room with a big free slot of time to let them solve a challenging and...
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communication, software engineering communication, design
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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life lessons, programming, software engineering 2 Comments
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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programming, ruby, software engineering, web development hanami, ruby
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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programming, software engineering, software issues coding, ed, editor
12 May

Clinch Your Technical Interview: It’s Not All Technical

The words technical interview strike fear into many a technical job-seeker. You’ve heard the horror stories, maybe you’ve gone through the process before: the grueling and sweat-inducing second- or third-round interview to make sure you know your stuff cold. You...
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career, software engineering technical interview
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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programming, ruby, software engineering gems, pry, ruby
14 Oct

Communication & Lack Thereof

  I am a strong communicator, both verbally and in writing.   Sound familiar? Of course it does. This line and many variants of it land on virtually everybody’s resume at some point. Who doesn’t want to be a good...
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communication, software engineering software development, teamwork
31 Aug

5 Dev Tricks I Learned This Week

1. Searching and replacing in vi   I hate vi. It’s my least favorite editor, except for maybe something like Ed, but I don’t know anyone who solely uses Ed and loves to talk about how great it is. Yet...
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programming, software engineering coding, diff, ed, git, nokogiri, programming, rails, ruby, software development, tips and tricks, vi

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