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My Framework Laptop Experience
Hey friends, I’d like to talk to you today about my experience with my Framework laptop. This won’t be a…
Category: General
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Stop naming functions `fetch()`.
Hello everybody, this is just a quick PSA. Here goes: STOP NAMING YOUR FUNCTIONS fetch()! Between the Fetch API, and…
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Lessons Learned in Chasing Unicorns
I’m old. I’ve been doing open source for a long time. I started in 1996, during my first year of…
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Ninja Rules of Self-Identification
A ninja does not self-identify as a ninja. <rant>In our field, a lot of folks will call themselves “ninjas” or…
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Definition of Dependencies
Definition of Dependencies When I discuss the topic of dependencies with other developers, I often find that we approach the…
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Observations on Tech Work
As I think back on the 24 years I’ve worked in technology, I would like to share with you three…
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Warning: Elaborate Scams Abound!
Hey all! This post won’t be long, and I’m sorry but it won’t be terribly technical either. Tonight I had…
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I wish AWS had more useful error messages.
Sorry, this is more of a complaint than anything else. I’ve spent the better part of two days troubleshooting a…
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iPad as a Workstation
NOTE: I do not work for any of the companies that make any of the products below, nor do I…
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Gist of the Day: Named Capture in Perl Regular Expressions (Briefly)
One of the largest critiques I see about regular expressions is that they lack readability. Well, in Perl 5.10 named…