Author: manchicken

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Observations on Tech Work

  • 2022-05-20
As I think back on the 24 years I’ve worked in technology, I would like to share with you three observations. These aren’t the most…
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String Manipulation of URLs is an Anti-Pattern.

  • 2021-08-31
Quick note before we get started: this piece is Node-centric in its examples, but this anti-pattern is polyglottal. As with most anti-patterns, this isn’t about…
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Warning: Elaborate Scams Abound!

  • 2021-04-13
Hey all! This post won’t be long, and I’m sorry but it won’t be terribly technical either. Tonight I had an encounter with a scam…
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I wish AWS had more useful error messages.

  • 2020-10-23
Sorry, this is more of a complaint than anything else. I’ve spent the better part of two days troubleshooting a ValidationException in a CloudFormation stack…
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Reviving old code.

  • 2020-10-11
One of the joys of Perl is the rich community support that it has enjoyed over the years. Even today when other languages are surging…
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iPad as a Workstation

  • 2020-10-05
NOTE: I do not work for any of the companies that make any of the products below, nor do I earn anything from mentioning their…
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Fellow maintainers, tell me about your project!

  • 2020-10-02
Hey all! Tell me about your project that you’re hoping to attract good PRs to. I maintain Net::AMQP::RabbitMQ, which is a Perl module implementing AMQP…
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I love carton, and you should to.

  • 2020-10-01
This one will be quick, promise! Hacktoberfest is upon us once again, it’s the most wonderful time of the year! That said, it’s also the…
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Simple Code Tasks Should Be Simple

  • 2020-09-29
I frequently see people do simple things in the most complicated ways with dynamic languages. I suspect much of this is a carry-over from how…