Aliens ate my program’s state
So, Adam from a few years ago, you think you can build a distributed system? Designing a concurrent system, one that runs across multiple processors using…
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Rockets and startups
Wherein space programs and startups aren't so different.
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Let the right something in
There will always be more somethings we want to do than we have time to do. Right? Maybe. A lot of the right somethings can add up to a great thing, even if the somethings…
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A path through Enumerable
In Cocoa, you can poke inside object graphs (and more!) using dotted strings: NSDictionary *bestOfBeatles = @{@"paul": @{@"beatles": @"Hey Jude", @"solo": @"Jet"}}; NSString *solo…
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Aliens ate my program’s state
So, Adam from a few years ago, you think you can build a distributed system? Designing a concurrent system, one that runs across multiple processors using shared memory threads,…
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A tale of two Rails views
Wherein tradeoffs are examined
Find your principles for editing programs
Wherein we talk text editors
Counterpoint: Rails and instance variables
Wherein previously held ideas are reconsidered
Grow and cultivate
Wherein writing tests and adding code isn’t always the best way to add to software
Currently provoking my thought
Wherein NFL announcers are quantified, a Pinterest product is made, and architecture is contemplated.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one
Wherein I contemplate repeated contemplations
The joy of finishing
Steve Smith on woodworking and furniture
Not that kind of log
First, read all of this excellent distillation of distributed systems by Jay Kreps, The Log: What every software engineer should know about real-time data’s unifying abstraction.…
Dear Sync Diary
Brent Simmons is keeping a diary as he works through implementing sync for Vesper, an iOS note-taking app. Building this sort of thing isn’t easy; cf.…
Tony Romo media circuses over the years
2011: should not have thrown that pass 2012: should not have allowed that pass to be tipped and intercepted 2013: should not have allowed his back…
This is how you chalkboard
By pal Brandon Keepers, who I had no idea had that kind of talent. Well done!
