Diary of a Code Monkey: A Coding Diary
There is a tradition that dates back to the Calvinist of New England. You might know them as Pilgrims even if that description is not…
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Get Off Your Butt and Build Something
One of the challenges of becoming a developer is getting enough reps to become a dynamic and powerful developer. Quite frankly, very few jobs offer…
The Dark Side of the Deep End, Going Deep into a Technology
So a while back, I talked about the imposter syndrome and one of the ways to combat it in the programmer’s life. We talked a…
The Man, the Myth, the Legend, the Loch Ness Monster and the Full Stack Developer
One of the weird things I have noticed as I have dug through resume is the buzz word of full stack developer. I started running…
Annoying Unit Tests
If you have read much in this blog, you realize that I have a very mixed relationship with Unit Testing. Half the time, I think…
How to Learn a New Language
When I graduated from college, I had a semi-functional understanding of Visual Basic .NET. I had a C class and several Java classes but my…
Totally Unprepared To Code
In my line of work, I meet far more people than I would prefer. Many of these people are freshly graduated from a boot camp…
Impostor Syndrome and Keeping Up with the Jones
There are two ways I can take Keeping up with the Jones. The first is the way everyone knows about and is always good advise…
Young Programmer, New Topic
As part of the continue renovation of the the site, I am introducing a new topic. A topic for the average young programmer or aspiring…