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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Unpacking RailsConf 2014
Wherein I reflect on the tea leaves
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A tale of two Rails views
Wherein tradeoffs are examined
Microsoft’s Orleans, a good ideas
Wherein Microsoft adds good ideas to actors, an already good idea
A chunk of paper
So I’m in rehearsals for a comedic musical. I love comedy. I’m very “meh” about musicals; I don’t know much about them. I like combining familiar and strange…
Businesses can empathy too
Wherein we can look at empathy through a different lens
About version numbers
Wherein there are really hundreds of iterations
English-like programming languages, like, yuck
Wherein language is messy at best
Pancake publishing
Wherein writing tools get better.
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.
