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I have a soft spot for poetry. That is what poems are for - sentimental musings and meditative cogitation. These are ...
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You've likely heard some variant of the morality story where someone justifies their (commercial) worth as mostly a m...
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Conventional wisdom in modern software development generally endorses the use of an ORM. "Any project that doesn’t us...
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I originally envisioned writing this post some time back - in early 2022, Twitter escalated its dark patterns, requir...
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"Aaaaarrrrggggh!" What does that mean? It could mean I stubbed my toe - or it could mean I dropped something. Somebod...
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Design patterns are reusable approaches to common problems - anti-patterns are the same, but ineffective (and even co...
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The Elements of Style urges us to "omit needless words": Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no un...
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"You've got to hustle. Have a side-gig. Do personal projects. Build a personal brand." Such tips are frequently offer...
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"Yes, and..." is a concept from improv comedy that means to affirm and build on what others do. Beyond improv, it has...
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#!/usr/bin/env python steps = 0 def f(x): global steps for i in range(x * x | 42, x | 42, -42): steps += 1 yield i de...