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I knew when I met you that an adventure was going to happen.

Friday, January 31st was my last day at Heroku. I joined back in June of 2016 and my time there has been a period of intense challenge…

12 min readFeb 5, 2020

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I knew when I met you that an adventure was going to happen.

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Saying Goodbye to Home

Today is my last day as a resident of Pittsburgh, PA. Tomorrow I will be a resident of San Francisco, CA. I’m moving due to a combination…

3 min readMay 12, 2019

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Saying Goodbye to Home

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I was on a Software Engineering Daily!

Recently, I had the honor of being a guest on Jeff Meyerson’s Software Engineering Daily podcast. This was a really exciting experience…

1 min readMay 12, 2019

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Splitting up modules in Rust

A few weeks ago, I decided to prioritize learning Rust over a few other potential side projects. I had played around with the language a…

3 min readApr 23, 2018

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Splitting up modules in Rust

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Electron is {derogatory_phrase_here}!!!111

Do I have your attention?

2 min readJan 10, 2018

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$Electron is {derogatory_phrase_here}!!!111$

$Electron is {derogatory_phrase_here}!!!111$

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Thoughts on Ruby’s Net::HTTP

This was written as a non-judgemental comment to a post on lobster.rs (think a smaller version of hackernews).

2 min readDec 18, 2017

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Thoughts on Ruby’s Net::HTTP

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An Open Letter to Judge Ron Costa, Sr.

As I woke up today, I was greeted by one of your campaign flyers in my mailbox. The flyer started out as normal as can be expected for a…

3 min readOct 30, 2017

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An Open Letter to Judge Ron Costa, Sr.

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Fix Hiring and Train a New Generation

Discussions about how to “fix tech hiring” and “improve diversity” are becoming common at tech conferences, developer meetups, and…

4 min readAug 9, 2016

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Fix Hiring and Train a New Generation

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Embrace Chaos. Day 1 in Unfamiliar Code.

Note: This post was written before I was laid off by my employer but I still thought it was valuable to share. I plan on asking all of…

4 min readMar 22, 2016

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Embrace Chaos. Day 1 in Unfamiliar Code.

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Life Changed in an Instant. I Was Laid Off.

Wednesday March 16th was my last day at work.

3 min readMar 21, 2016

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Life Changed in an Instant. I Was Laid Off.

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Jon Daniel

Jon Daniel

Software Developer. Supposedly Professional. Others fret, hesitate, calculate, and pontificate. Like Winnie the Pooh, I just am.

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