There’s a brilliant piece by Chelsea Troy explaining why even very experienced programmers can have gaps in their knowledge about topics other programmers deem super basic. Let’s go back to our cheese slicer: if you’d never seen one, you’d use a knife to cut your cheese. Which of these conversations leaves the knife-wielder feeling like …
Month: March 2022
I used to work myself up right after waking up. I’d go peer out the window to see if it was raining, go check the outside thermometer, then log onto my laptop and check the weather forecast to judge if the conditions for riding before work were favorable. Even when all that looked good, I …
Well, it’s not simply length of time programming. Someone who’s spent five years re-programming basically the same thing again and again hasn’t learned anything new. I saw this working at an agency, where different clients request very similar solutions and it’s a plug and play type of thing. So what do I look for in …
It’s the last few weeks of winter as I write this, the tail end of February, and it’s been a stormy, wet week. I’ve caught time outside here and there between the rains, but my riding has narrowed down to a sedate loop on the one path that is gravel and asphalt – every other …
Say yes to that which will bring you further and say no to that which holds you back. What are your personal areas for improvement? Say yes to anything you possibly can which falls in this umbrella. Do some risk-reward comparison – i.e. you might say yes to a meetup but not to a six-month …
You know what, every blog needs a first post. Before I spend half an hour trying to decide what to post first, I’m just going to load us up with some bacon ipsum. Yum. Bacon ipsum dolor amet tongue kevin ground round meatloaf sirloin. Bresaola shoulder andouille drumstick salami short ribs prosciutto jerky fatback alcatra …