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On Writing Books
This month I published the second volume of A Programmer’s Guide to Computer Science. One...
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Objects, Inheritance, and X-Wings
Not too long ago, a friend who has only done procedural programming asked me to explain...
Read MoreDifficult for Us, Easy for Them
Suppose you’re working on a complex piece of software with a due date that’s coming up fast. At the last minute, someone realizes that several of the help text popups contain typos. Is it worth fixing? One thing...
Read MoreMVVM and MVC
Those of us who have been putting together websites for a long while will remember back when everything was included in the .html (or even .htm) file. Eventually this was replaced by a separation of concerns – content in...
Read MoreNo comment?
I was listening to a podcast recently and one of the hosts made a comment that I’ve heard before. “There are two types of comments – lying and useless.” For the most part, it’s a fair point. When...
Read MoreAnalysis of a Difficult Project
In the eight years that I’ve been a software developer, I’ve had my share of difficult projects. Early on, the difficulty might have been because I was new to development and new to the code base. I had to learn my...
Read MoreInstant Family
Last week I finally got around to seeing Instant Family. If you’re not familiar with the movie, it follows a childless couple who decide to adopt out of foster care. As expected, crazy hijinks ensue. I have to say that I...
Read MoreOn Writing
I’ve been working on a technical book for several years now. Partially, this is because I have a million things to do (coincidentally, my son just turned two). Partially this is because I’m a slow writer. And...
Read MoreDoing big things
Fans of Marvel movies know to wait around until the end of the credits to see the extra scene. This adds a bit of time to the theater experience, as the credits go on for quite some time; it takes hundreds of people to make a...
Read MoreThoughts on foster care
I recently gave an “intro to foster care” presentation. What was interesting is that I was trying to both encourage people to consider becoming foster parents, and discourage them from doing so. Why both?...
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Accessibility at Cream City Code
As promised, here are the slides from my Accessibility talk at Cream City Code. Aside from the links (which, if you saw the talk, are probably why you’re here) there’s a fair amount of extra detail in the...
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