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This is the collection of articles related to programming or computers in some way.
There are a lot of these because my profession is software engineer. Let’s not go into whether that’s an appropriate word to use for what I do. I think both sides have valid arguments, but I lean towards the title as aspirational. I want my work to stand up to engineering rigor, whether the rest of my industry does or not.
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Some thoughts on how SQLite could lead to a better service design from the start.
Where I discuss the absurd things I did with my keyboard's LCD and how it was more complicated than I expected.
About the positive combination of expert knowledge and LLMs for getting work done.
Thoughts on what I’ve learned about Large Language Models.
Where I talk about my experience switching my site to use Quartz for static site generation from an Obsidian vault.
In which I talk about some of the basics of abstract algebra and group theory and how it applies to Statsd and Datadog.
Where I expand a bit on my thoughts about an idea I read on the NixOS Discourse forums.
About my recent experience botching a coding interview, and my thoughts on the practice of coding tests.
An exploration in using a ServiceWorker written in Rust compiled to WASM, and the problems I ran into.
Where I attempt to explain an idea I've been thinking about around different ways of editing code.
An attempt to put into words some thoughts I've had around code as a way to communicate knowledge, both to my future self and others.
A philosophy about documentation writing. I think it's a useful framework.
Where I describe my path to becoming the programmer I am today.
A list of tools I use frequently, and some my thoughts on them.
A book page about the Little Schemer series of programming books.