January 26, 2021
I'm convinced that the best way to grow as a developer is to practice. In particular, intentionally practicing things you aren't good at or haven't tried. In that vein, I started a weekly meeting at work in the spirit of …
July 7, 2020
In version 3.4, python shipped with a new module in the standard library, `pathlib`. At the time of its release, I remember hearing some fanfare around it, but I didn't quite understand the point of it. I had only recently …
February 17, 2020
Recently, I had a great interaction with one of my coworkers that I think is worth sharing, with the hope you may learn a bit about refactoring and python.
My colleague came to me to help him think through a …
October 18, 2019
PyCon US 2019 absolutely blew me away.
And, yeah, I realize it was nearly six months ago. But there have been some things that have been lingering in my thoughts that I need to share.
My second thought is about: …
October 16, 2019
PyCon US 2019 absolutely blew me away.
And, yeah, I realize it was nearly six months ago. But there have been some things that have been lingering in my thoughts that I need to share.
The first thought is about: …
August 26, 2019
I recently started listening to the Friday Afternoon Deploy podcast and have been enjoying it.
It's a weekly podcast where some of the developers at Lofty Labs let off steam on a Friday afternoon by recording a conversation about whatever …
May 13, 2019
No Plans to Merge is a newer podcast to me. The hosts, Daniel Coulbourne & Caleb Porzio, have a chemistry that is much deeper than their episode count would suggest, as this podcast is the successor to another show that …
April 26, 2019
Throughout my career, the teams I've been on have had a wide range of views on using tests while developing code. As I've moved between teams, listened to podcasts, and read articles, I've assembled some notes that would have been …
December 11, 2018
Part of what I want to do with this site is recommend tools and resources that I've found valuable, in the hopes that you might benefit from them and enjoy them as I have.
There has been one program, in …
October 24, 2018
Though `pathlib` was introduced in python 3.4 to some praise, I didn't "get" it. Like many things in python, I needed some time to come around and tinker with it before I realized the power within. I can't remember when …