Brian BrunnerinbsquaredHow I Fucked Up My iPhone Preorder and Programmed My Way Out Of ItFor the second time in 3 years, I fucked up my iPhone preorder. The first time was due to Apple accepting a credit card and the payment…Nov 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
Brian BrunnerinbsquaredExciting company is looking for Full Stack mutants!I have heard many buzzwords for recruiting talented developers that tried to sex up the position. Ninja. Rockstar. Superstar. You get the…Nov 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
Brian BrunnerinbsquaredPost It Notes: The Best Software Project OrganizationI have a really hard time using most task management and organization software. Jira is too complex for me. Trello requires you to put in a…Nov 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
Brian BrunnerinbsquaredZookeeper For Distributed CoordinationBuilding distributed systems is hard work. Consensus algorithms like Paxos or the new hotness raft can be tricky to understand and even…Nov 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
Brian BrunnerinbsquaredLearning a new programming language? You should build redisWhen I’m learning a new language, I’ll often start with a widely recognized guide (something like Learn You A Haskell) and then, almost…Nov 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
Brian BrunnerinbsquaredReplacing the Standard Library — Python RequestsSometimes, a language’s standard library is so poorly exposed, undocumented or outdated that it warrants using an external package to…Nov 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
Brian BrunnerinbsquaredFor the Love of God, Ask FizzBuzzSoftware engineering interviews are a very open-ended art form. Every company puts their own particular spin on things so that they can…Nov 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
Brian BrunnerinbsquaredPaying Money To Save It And Doing More With LessRecently, an email thread got started on the all-team mailing list at my office. Everyone in the company, devs and non-devs alike, was…Nov 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
Brian BrunnerinbsquaredComputer Science in Real Life: NamespacingIn computer science, namespacing is a solution to the problem of having too few good, sensible names.Nov 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
Brian BrunnerinbsquaredForward Inbound Emails to your HTTP Server using PostfixRecently, I’ve been building my own personal bookmarking service as a way to play around with AngularJS, RethinkDB and NodeJS. I’ve also…Nov 1, 20161Nov 1, 20161