How many times have we cracked open our favorite IDE and started just writing code for some script? How much preparation goes into our thoughts on structure, style, or even layout? Over the years, I feel that I have matured in my experiences as a developer/script-kiddie. The old fingers of mine have written 100s of […]
When I mention to people my programming languages of choice are Ruby and PowerShell, I get some funny looks and many times some very confused looks. Early in my career I was a very big Microsoft fan-boy but over time, I learned that “every tool has its job and not everything is a nail.” This lesson […]
Yesterday, we talked about documentation and laying out a plan for creating new projects by first writing what you want to carry out. I started using this strategy recently and have noticed a massive improvement on my productivity. The impact is that I can focus on high level decisions and think about the functionality later. […]
My toddler son is sometimes an extremely finicky eater, well, most of the time. His eating habits could put some birds to shame but he seems to always eat enough of the foods and is in good health. As the father, I want him to learn the same appreciation that I have for all types of foods but […]
A few days ago, I talked about reading other people’s code can sometimes feel like a game of Where’s Waldo. One huge limiter to my ability to decipher the hieroglyphics of a code snippet is how easily I can find the comments or patterns in the nesting of steps. When I was a young whippersnapper […]
In the fable of Hansel and Gretel, we hear the story of two children lost in the woods and the unfortunate circumstances that befouled them. An important part of the story is that they were initially safe as they followed the trail of stones that they left. Later in the story, the two children used bread and […]