2024-03-25
Safe Ways To Do Things In Bash
I still don't think you should, but if you're going to write programs in bash, you should at least try and know what you're doing to prevent shooting yourself in the foot.
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March 2024
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2024-03-22
Lecture Friday: Simplicity: Not Just For Beginners
On a simplicity kick. Seriously, stop complicating things when they're too simple for you. A program really can just be a series of nested function calls and no more. Resist the temptation to "simplify" an already simple problem.
2024-03-21
The Rise of Worse is Better
One of the older essays with interesting things to discuss. Worth a read and deep contemplation.
2024-03-20
The Evolution of a Programmer
Less practical and more comedic.
2024-03-19
The Grug Brained Developer
This is the only software philosophy you need.
2024-03-18
I'm A Programmer And I'm Stupid
I've rarely felt more like I could have written a post than this. Stop over complicating everything.
2024-03-15
Lecture Friday: Keep Your Crises Small
Absolutely invaluable insights into managing and creativity.
2024-03-08
Lecture Friday: A Taste of GPU Compute
Great introduction to many core computing.
2024-03-07
Shitlist Driven Development
Such a simple concept that gives you so much return. I've used this to great effect in many large projects.
2024-03-06
The Tao of Programming
A fun combination of Taoism and software development. Truly something valuable to the career programmer.
2024-03-05
Steve Yegge's Google Platform Rant
If you're writing SaaS you really need to understand these concepts.
2024-03-04
Write Code That Is Easy To Delete, Not Easy To Extend
The amount of time it takes to remove code you didn't write in most code bases is way too high. Too many people think the source code is the valuable part of the company when it is quite clearly the mental model in the heads of the programmers that provides at least ten times the value.
2024-03-01
Lecture Friday: Spec-ulation Keynote
A Rich Hickey talk is always a good time.