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Landing an Interview as a Junior Developer

03 September 2021

Securing and succeeding in your first interview after bootcamp.

Writing a Gameboy Game in 2021: Part 6 -- Postmortem

30 August 2021

She's dead, Jim. Wrapping up development on Pocket League.

Python Decorators Make Callbacks Simple

26 August 2021

The power of using Python decorators and a comparable implementation in Ruby.

Metaprogramming Smarter Hashes in Ruby

23 August 2021

Using Ruby's fantastic metaprogramming feature set to enhance the functionality of the Hash class.

Validating Error-Prone Data

22 August 2021

Ensuring data validations in systems that depend on human input don't interfere with important workflows.

Job Searching Without Leetcode

17 August 2021

Landing a high-paying developer career without algorithms.

Fixture Factories in RSpec and FactoryBot

24 July 2021

Applying a factory pattern to a file fixture using FactoryBot.

On Blogging

29 June 2021

The how -- and why -- of this blog.

Kata, Kumite, and Code Golf for Algorithm Practice

15 June 2021

How optimizing for the smallest and cleverest solutions makes you a better programmer.

Combating Memory Bloat in Heroku and Sidekiq

30 May 2021

Managing memory in large background processes on Heroku.