Computers were supposed to be bicycles for the mind. So far we only have penny-farthings.
Computers aren’t fun anymore
No one cares about software quality
No one cares about software quality anymore. I mean, yes technically that is untrue and there are demonstrably some people who do, but for the most part, quality software has become a niche luxury1 while the most commonly-used software has become a slow, laborious cesspool. I just had the misfortune of using the new Google... Continue Reading →
How To Do My Job
How would I describe what I do to a reasonably intelligent person who isn't a software engineer?
Documenting Some Thoughts Around Tanagram
Tanagram is a project idea I've been exploring built around two fundamental hypotheses about modern software.
Introducing LeetcodeSolutions
I created the study guide I wish I had when I was studying for programming interviews …
Apple Watch: Not-a-Review
There seems to be an inverse correlation between how much I pay for an Apple product and how much I enjoy using it …
An Introduction to jscodeshift
Recently, I had to make a straightforward change over dozens of files spread across our entire frontend codebase. I didn't like the idea of finding all the files and manually make the change; in the spirit of laziness-driven-development, I decided to figure out a way to script it. I'd discovered jscodeshift a few months ago... Continue Reading →
Thoughts on Personalizing Software
Software should be personalized, not prescriptive
Tech Stacks are Overrated
In the process of interviewing dozens of junior and intermediate engineers, the questions candidates ask implicitly say as much about them as the rest of the interview. One question that comes up occasionally is some variation of "what tech stack are you using"? List some of the myriad Javascript libraries-du-jour and I get a murmur... Continue Reading →
Service objects as test fixtures
Service objects can be a great way to improve a number of problems frequently found in Rails application tests
