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  1. 2023 Year In Review

    2024-01-31

    • elixir
    • virtual_coffee
    New year, new talks, and new jobs. Continue Reading
  2. Introducing LivePet for THAT Conference 2023

    2023-06-13

    • elixir
    • live_view
    • otp
    Why have one virtual pet when you could have 120K? LivePet is a new Elixir and LiveView demo app for my talk at THAT Conference 2023. Continue Reading
  3. Ecto dynamic/0 Compile Error

    2023-05-24

    • elixir
    • ecto
    Upgrading to OTP 26 without also upgrading Ecto to >= 3.9.5 causes compilation errors Continue Reading
  4. Obsidian with Dataview Lightning Talk

    2023-04-03

    • obsidian
    • dataview
    • virtual-coffee
    I recently gave my lightning talk on Obsidian and Dataview for the second time. This time it was recorded and put up on YouTube. Continue Reading
  5. One Month with a reMarkable 2 Tablet

    2023-03-10

    • remarkable
    I finally gave in and bought a reMarkable 2 tablet. How has it worked out after one month? Continue Reading
  6. 2022 Year In Review

    2022-12-31

    • obsidian
    • dataview
    • zettelkasten
    • elixir
    2022 was a year of big professional changes for me across the board. Continue Reading
  7. Aggregating Weekly Notes With Obsidian and Dataview

    2022-11-25

    • obsidian
    • dataview
    I like to end my work week with a weekly summary of what I worked, accomplishments, and other thoughts. This is how I pull that together with Obsidian and Dataview. Continue Reading
  8. Stopping Docker Containers By Partial Name

    2022-11-23

    • docker
    • cli
    I've been closing some gaps in my Docker CLI knowledge. Recently, I've been needing to stop a running container by name more often. Continue Reading
  9. Demo of clicking square tiles to flip them over with a nice animation
    Flipping Tiles With Angular and Tailwind

    2022-09-27

    • angular
    • css
    • tailwind
    Learn how to implement a nice tile flip animation with plain CSS, Tailwind, and Angular Continue Reading
  10. ABP logo
    Setting Up ABP With OpenIddict on Azure App Services

    2022-08-29

    • abp
    • azure
    • c-sharp
    • openiddict
    ABP is switching to OpenIddict for authentication. Let's figure out how to set it up on Azure. Continue Reading
  11. Logo for Obsidian
    Switching From Evernote To Obsidian With Yarle

    2022-08-09

    • evernote
    • obsidian
    How I exported 5,408 notes from Evernote and converted them into Markdown for Obsidian Continue Reading
  12. Debugging Transaction Issues In MariaDB

    2022-06-07

    • mariadb
    Transactions are great until they aren't. I was reminded of this the past couple of days while trying to figure out why some code I was refactoring was all of a sudden timing out. Continue Reading
  13. A version of the 'all the things' meme that says 'fix all the things'
    Combining the Default Policy in ASP.NET Core

    2022-04-27

    • c-sharp
    • asp-net-core
    ASP.NET Core's policy-based authorization allows you to combine policies. Using this in combination with the default policy can reduce duplication. Continue Reading
  14. Using validateStatus in Axios

    2022-03-04

    • axios
    • javascript
    This past week I was working with an API endpoint where a 404 response is expected for invalid user input. I didn't want Axios to treat this as an error Continue Reading
  15. Custom Model Binders in ASP.NET Core 6

    2022-02-13

    • asp-net-core
    • c-sharp
    This past week I was integrating with a third party service that passes back boolean values in the query string as Yes/No. The built-in ASP.NET Core 6 model binding can handle true/false or 1/0, but not Yes/No. Let's look at how to make our own custom model binder for this simple use case and how to unit test it. Continue Reading
  16. A notebook open to blank pages on a wooden table with a pen sitting on top
    100 Days of Morning Pages

    2021-12-02

    • writing
    Thoughts on my experiment with morning pages, both longhand and typed. Continue Reading
  17. Wordmark for Stripe
    Lessons Learned With Stripe Subscriptions

    2021-11-12

    • stripe
    So, you've got a new product or business idea and you think selling subscriptions is the way to go. Here are some issues to keep in mind as you get started. Continue Reading
  18. Hand drawn image of the cone of uncertainty on a whiteboard
    Setting Expectations With the Cone of Uncertainty

    2021-11-11

    • agile
    • estimating
    I've been doing a lot of planning and estimating at work the past couple weeks. This led me to brush off an estimation technique I hadn't used in a long time, the cone of uncertainty. Continue Reading
  19. Redirects in ASP.NET Core With Both HTML and JSON Endpoints

    2021-08-27

    • asp-net-core
    • c-sharp
    This past week I ran into the problem of retrofitting an endpoint that returns JSON into an app that up until now has returned HTML from all endpoints. Luckily, ASP.NET Core makes it easy to customize the behavior. Continue Reading
  20. Logo for the Fluent.Assertions library
    Creating Custom Assertions With Fluent.Assertions

    2021-08-14

    • c-sharp
    Exploring creating custom assertions with Fluent.Assertions for the first time. Continue Reading
  21. AI generated image of a brain with the TypeScript logo on folds
    Dreyfus Model

    2021-08-13

    Working through where I am at in various skills according to the Dreyfuss model Continue Reading
  22. Husmus logo
    Ownership and Intention

    2021-06-18

    • husmus
    • job-search
    tl;dr: I'm joining Husmus as their Director of Engineering. Continue Reading
  23. Logo for the Cold Turkey distraction blocking app
    How I Focus: Cold Turkey

    2020-08-19

    • cold-turkey
    • focus
    How I use Cold Turkey to give me the power to fight against my tendency to fall down the internet rabbit hole and not actually get anything done. Continue Reading
  24. Forest app icon. A tree is germinating out of soil
    How I Focus: Forest

    2020-08-07

    • focus
    • forest
    I have worked remotely from home as consultant for over eight years now. Keeping focus during work is a constant struggle for me. I'm endlessly inventive in coming up with new ways to distract myself from doing work when I don't want to. One tool I use to combat this is Forest, a distraction blocking app for your phone. Continue Reading
  25. Stack of punch cards held together with a rubber band and marked with a diagonal red line for sorting
    From Punch Cards to Git: A Brief History of Version Control

    2020-08-02

    • speaking
    Continue Reading
  26. Kinesis Freestyle 2 keyboard in vertical position using the Ascent stand
    RSI & Keyboards

    2015-04-22

    An overview of all the keyboards I've used over the years in an attempt to help my RSI. Continue Reading
  27. Test Driving the Microsoft Band SDK

    2015-03-23

    TL;DR: The Band SDK is currently very much a preview and you should wait if you want to do anything serious with it. You're very limited in functionality. Continue Reading
  28. Mapping View Model Dependencies with MvvmCross and AutoMapper

    2015-02-22

    • c-sharp
    • automapper
    • mvvmcross
    AutoMapper is one of those amazing tools that I wish I was better with. It's incredibly flexible, but I often throw in the towel and map things myself when it starts getting complicated. A recent pain point has been view models in a MvvmCross project. Continue Reading
  29. Startup Founders & Risk

    2015-01-19

    The importance of equalizing risk amongst startup founders. Continue Reading
  30. Knowing When To Quit

    2014-05-11

    A personal story about how I knew it was time to quit a job that wasn't working. Continue Reading
  31. Two Year Recap

    2014-04-22

    What have I been up to for the past two years? Continue Reading
  32. CodeMash 2012

    2012-01-28

    • codemash
    Brief thoughts on each talk I attended at CodeMash 2012. Continue Reading
  33. The Wow Factor

    2011-06-16

    • perl
    • rails
    • ruby
    Brief thoughts on Perl, Rails, and "the wow factor." Continue Reading
  34. Perl From The Outside

    2011-05-23

    • c-sharp
    • perl
    Reflections on Perl and the Perl community after six months as a full-time Perl dev. Continue Reading
  35. Demo of clicking square tiles to flip them over with a nice animation
    Games::Tetravex

    2011-04-04

    • perl
    • sdl
    • tetravex
    Experimentation with building Tetravex in Perl using SDL and Moose. Continue Reading
  36. From C# To Perl: Performance

    2011-03-21

    • c-sharp
    • performance
    • perl
    A superficial performance comparison of C# and Perl Continue Reading
  37. From C# To Perl: Garbage Collection

    2011-02-19

    • c-sharp
    • perl
    A quick, surface level comparison of garbage collection in C# and Perl. Continue Reading
  38. From C# To Perl: Code Analysis Tools

    2011-01-28

    • c-sharp
    • fxcop
    • perl
    • perl-critic
    A comparison of static code analysis tools in Perl and C# Continue Reading
  39. From C# To Perl: Introduction

    2010-12-30

    • c-sharp
    • perl
    After over three years as a C# developer I have made the jump to Perl. Let's see what we can learn on this journey. Continue Reading
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