software development

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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20 Feb

AI Coder Phantasm

The future of coding itself is at stake seems to be the message of many articles and discussions in recent months. Certainly anyone whose career lies in software development and related fields has reason to ponder the significant leaps...
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25 Jul

3 Tips & Tricks for Slim (Ruby)

For those coming to the Slim template engine from other tools, or from nothing at all in this area, getting acquainted with Slim can prove daunting — it did for me! Fortunately, it’s the kind of syntactic methodology that...
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24 Jun

To Learn a New Programming Language, Start Over

Programmers take pride in their ability to learn new skills easily, relying on long-ingrained concepts and abstracted methodologies to pick up a new way of working with minimum difficulty. Switching smoothly between tools, languages, or environments is certainly an ability...
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8 Jun

Git: Common Tasks

As a git user I am no expert. I don’t know if I’ll ever be, yet I use it every day. I’m not alone — many people recognize the critical role version control plays in development work, but it’s...
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3 Jun

Lessons in Software Startups: Tackling the Problem

(This is a continuation of a series on software-related startups. You can read the first part here). Scribbled in my notebook — and barely legible — are the words “have quick answers for project.” Though I don’t remember...
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17 May

Lessons in Software Startups: Initiation

“Don’t sit in the same spot twice.” This, the first line in my notebook. This, the first lesson — suggestion? command? — of our exclusive new class, “Software Ventures.” This, a strange new experience in a university where lectures are...
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17 Apr

Regex Cheatsheet: Clear and Concise

DaveChild’s Regex Cheatsheet http://www.cheatography.com/davechild/cheat-sheets/regular-expressions/ ^ A quick win for you. I don’t know about you, but regex often leaves me struggling. We could all use a hand, and this one’s as handy as they...
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