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  • PyCon 2019: The People of PyCon


    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[prev]{My last post covered open spaces.} thought is about:

    The People of PyCon …

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  • PyCon 2019: Open Spaces


    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:

    Open spaces

    At PyCon US, organizers set aside rooms for …

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  • Recommended episode: Web Software Architecture Extravaganza


    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 comes up. They tend to focus on python web development, …

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    • server-side
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    • front-end

  • Recommended podcast episode: No Plans to Merge “Feature Branches”


    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 ended a few months ago.

    The latest episode, "Your …

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  • Don’t be afraid of Test-Driven Development


    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 very useful for me in the past. Some of these …

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    • python
    • back-end

  • Recommendation: Dash for your docs


    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 particular, that I use most times I’m in a coding …

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  • Pathlib: my new favorite module


    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 pathlib started “clicking” for me, but I’m sure it was …

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  • On being an expert


    July 3, 2018

    At the most recent PyRVA meeting, I had the opportunity to coach an aspiring web developer to start his first local web server and view a website that he created. It was truly a privilege to see his excitement.

    In the realm of web development, this is a very basic …

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  • BEM followup, powered by Tailwind


    May 17, 2018

    A little while ago, I asked the Internet its thoughts about how best to work with CSS when following the BEM methodology. And in the following months, I’ve come across some ideas worth sharing.

    A little background

    When I was working on the website that inspired the question, I realized …

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    • front-end
    • tailwind-css
    • css

  • What is Your Burnout Telling You?


    February 23, 2017

    I am glad that mental health is being discussed more often in the programming world. In particular, I would like to thank Kenneth Reitz for his transparency over the last few years and contributing his recent essay on developer burnout.

    Having just recently experienced a period of burnout, I …

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