Software Design From a Toddler
I’ve watched my son grow up to the last four years and change, surviving a string of “firsts” while he learns to survive in this… Read More »Software Design From a Toddler
The Growth of a Programmer
Writing software is hard. I’m reminded of that every time someone asks me to teach them. The basics are convoluted, the syntax weird. It’s 100% logic that you have to hold in your head while you craft words that semantically make little sense, unless you’re a compiler or interpreter.Read More »The Growth of a Programmer
Scala and Friends
Scala is an interesting language. I needed to pick it up for a project at work and was enthralled. I love some of the elegance of it, while some of the challenges are downright insane.
Read More »Scala and FriendsThoughts on Being Weird
I have been called weird nearly my entire life. It’s never really bothered me, and perhaps that also contributes to my “weirdness.” I suffer from… Read More »Thoughts on Being Weird
Being an Alien
We’ve been in the Netherlands just over a month. It has been hectic.Read More »Being an Alien
Getting Ready To Move
The last week has been a whirlwind of activity. We’ve been putting things into storage, deciding on a place to live, and getting ready for… Read More »Getting Ready To Move
The Data Science Paradox
Let’s talk about organisms for a moment. All multicellular organisms on earth have DNA. It’s a strand of proteins that tell a cell in the organism how to grow, when to divide, and what proteins to build. You can read the DNA to discover what color eyes the organism might have, or how tall it might be.
Read More »The Data Science Paradox#!$% Features
Some would say features are the life blood of an application. They’re not.
Features are bloat. Features cause bugs and require maintenance. Features get in the way of value. Delete features, build something that matters.
Outside the Cyrstal [ Chapter 2 ]
I felt sick. I hated going outside the Cyrstal. Outside the Cyrstal, in the sun, electronics didn’t work right unless they were heavily shielded. Communications… Read More »Outside the Cyrstal [ Chapter 2 ]