Category Archives: Programming

Nine things we learned from the Epic v. Apple trial – The Verge

Posted on May 28, 2021 by David K.

It’s particularly notable since some people are worried that macOS is inching toward the iOS model, making it a little more difficult to install unauthorized software with each new version. If you were already anxious about the Mac ecosystem closing … Continue reading →

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Time Tracking Web Apps

Posted on April 16, 2021 by David K.

I work for a tech outsourcing firm, but I’m fully-subcontracted to a Fortune 250. My company recently switched away from their home-brew time tracking tool (which wasn’t completely terrible) to Workday. The transition was rough. You had to click several … Continue reading →

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TECH | Stop using JPA/Hibernate · Blog de Laurent Stemmer

Posted on April 12, 2021 by David K.

Here an example of a JPA entity (using Lombok for “simplicity”): <sarcasm quotes mine> Source: TECH | Stop using JPA/Hibernate · Blog de Laurent Stemmer Through a very long series of unfortunate circumstances, I was backed into using Java/Spring/Hibernate/Angular in … Continue reading →

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Build Your Own Database Driven Website

Posted on April 12, 2021 by David K.

I don’t remember what prompted me to remember this book, but it was, perhaps, the biggest influence which has shaped my career. I had already been a programmer since I was a kid, and I had already written a couple … Continue reading →

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What I wish I had known about single page applications – Stack Overflow Blog

Posted on February 24, 2021 by David K.

I settled on JHipster, a development platform for building web applications using modern technology: Angular, React or Vue for the client side, and Spring plus Gradle or Maven for the server side. It’s been around for years, is very well … Continue reading →

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Programming Feels

Posted on January 26, 2021 by David K.

Sure, sex is great, but that feeling when you get when that program you’ve been working on for 3 weeks starts showing results? Awww yisss.

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CADT Model in Action

Posted on January 25, 2021 by David K.

JWZ, the arguably-most-infamous developer of Netscape, has a theory called the CADT: Cascade of Attention Deficit Teenagers. I got an email this morning as another example of the model in action. I posted the problem to serverfault.com and opened the … Continue reading →

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My Pre-Ruined Programming Typing

Posted on January 7, 2021 by David K.

I use a “grip” on the keyboard that’s off-by-one. My right index finger hovers over the K key instead of the J. I can touch type if I concentrate, but this is just how I learned on the Vic-20, when … Continue reading →

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Rules of thumb for a 1x developer | The Other Mickey Wiki

Posted on May 4, 2020 by David K.

But I’m feeling ambitious. I would like to become a 1.1x developer. I’m trying to figure out how to get there. Source: Rules of thumb for a 1x developer | The Other Mickey Wiki

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Software disenchantment @ tonsky.me

Posted on April 15, 2020 by David K.

Programs can’t work for years without reboots anymore. Sometimes even days are too much to ask. Random stuff happens and nobody knows why. What’s worse, nobody has time to stop and figure out what happened. Why bother if you can … Continue reading →

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