2017 Every year I try to write a little something - a manifesto for the year. I did so in 2014, and again in 2015. I skipped last year, largely due to being busy
Italy Italy I just got back from a month of traveling in the UK and in Italy. What follows are some miscellaneous thoughts about traveling, Italian culture, and Italian cities. Italy Public toilet seats It
2016 The Skill Endgame One of the things I've been struggling with lately is how to go from being a senior or somewhat experienced engineer[1] to being an exceptional engineer[1:1]. To be clear, I'm
What I'm Reading (May 2016) My friend Keith Ballinger used to post on his blog about once a month with a list of what he was reading. I'm nothing if not a thief, so here's what I'm reading
ClojureScript Using Transducers with Core.async in ClojureScript I was working on a pretty big post last year when I was sidelined with a new job and started writing a book, Learning ClojureScript. Working on the book has given me a
ClojureScript ClojureScript Blues I spent most of my labor day weekend experimenting with ClojureScript. The last time I took a serious look at ClojureScript was about 18 months ago, and the language and its ecosystem have
clojure Glow: Syntax Highlighting for Clojure Source Code Today I'm happy to announce the release of Glow, a very small library for syntax highlighting strings of Clojure source code. Motivation You may be thinking to yourself: why did you write this?
2015 Things to Know When Making a Web Application in 2015 Over the past year I've been working on building my first serious web application from scratch. The experience has taught me a lot that I didn't know previously, particularly when it came to
Static Analysis in Clojure: Java Interoperability I'm writing this post in anticipation of the upcoming release of version 0.1.2 of Yagni. I've written about Yagni here before, and if you're interested in this sort of thing I'd
clojure Yagni: A Leiningen Plugin for Finding Unused Code Another day, another project. Today I bring you Yagni: a static code analyzer for Clojure, designed to find the parts of your codebase that aren't in use. Background Given the general acceptance of
2015 Last February I penned a manifesto outlining my frustrations with my old way of life. I resolved to compromise less; to build more; to filter for that which brings me growth, joy, and
2015 Valuing Creativity I'd like to talk about art today. . . . A good friend of mine recently told me that he had a particular attraction to creative types. This might seem unremarkable to you, and, for what
testing Testing a Microservice Architecture with Docker and Compose This post originally appeared on the Standard Treasury Engineering Blog, here. It has been re-published here with permission. Today I'd like to talk about software testing - a subject dear to my heart.
clojure My Clojure Toolchain: Vim Oh, hi. You're back. Well, since you apparently didn't get sick of me talking about Clojure tools last time, let's keep going. Vim is my terminal-based text editor of choice. It's highly configurable,
My Clojure Toolchain: Leiningen Let's talk about tools. I've written previously on this blog about my love for Clojure. When working in Clojure, I use Leiningen as my build tool and general Swiss army knife, and Vim
clojure Ultra: A Leiningen Plugin for a Superior Development Environment ...man, that's a long title. I should do something about that. This post is a general announcement that Ultra is ready for feedback, usage, and even (gasp!) pull requests. Happy hunting. Intended Workflow
clojure Why Clojure? Over the course of the past year I've largely swapped out Python for Clojure as my language of choice. While I still love Python as a scripting language with a robust ecosystem and
A Short List of Lessons Learned So Far in 2014 True to the 2014 Manifesto, I have not been idle this year. Some lessons learned thus far: Even the most basic deployment set-up can take a lot of thought, effort and time. If
2014 In the spirit of the new year, I have decided to commit some thoughts to paper. They follow: I am tired of friction. I am tired of small-mindedness. I am tired of things