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Mar
14
Quick tips on LLM-based coding

Quick tips on LLM-based coding

Keeping this one somewhat short. If you've seen this video, you know what the image above is based
4 min read
Mar
03
A Quick Review: The Pragmatic Programmer

A Quick Review: The Pragmatic Programmer

I recently finished reading The Pragmatic Programmer, a well-known book that I somehow hadn't gotten around to reading until 10 years into my career, and my short review is simple: read this early in your career, so you don't have to learn its lessons the hard way like I did.
1 min read
Aug
01
The Writing on the Wall: Get Rusty

The Writing on the Wall: Get Rusty

Introduction I'm a software engineer of 10 years, working in the computer vision & image processing domains, working
6 min read
Jun
27

Freewrite 26 June, 2024

Peter prepared his mind to enter The Slipstream: the current of cosmic force trailing behind Life down its path through
3 min read
Jun
27

Summer Tanka 2024

Even through the sand the landscapers left behind rise chamomile shoots: little promises of sun to adorn what's
Jan
10

Winter Tanka 2024

It's been far too warm / this winter... feels autumn-like... / Blustering and warm; / drizzle is the worst it rains, / if we even get that much.
Jan
02

New Year's Resolutions

For the last several years, I've made a point of having at least one resolution for New Years
1 min read
Jul
10

A Kernel of Truth

We are the compute power that runs the universe. You heard that right. The answer to the age-old question "
4 min read
Jul
10

Summer Tanka 2022 #2

The monstera of the teahouse has just three leaves, un-fenestrated; But the ten propagations of pothos dangle down from the
Jul
09
Summer Tanka 2022 #1

Summer Tanka 2022 #1

We're now in July and still don't see a cloudless sky as spring rains persist. The