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When mutability bites

Some time ago in the Clojure subreddit, the question was asked, “Does anyone have any concrete examples of when mutability got them into…

May 4, 2018
When mutability bites
When mutability bites
May 4, 2018

Rewrites aren’t always a bad idea

Joel Spolsky once said that the single worst mistake a software company can make is rewriting the code from scratch.

Jan 29, 2018
Rewrites aren’t always a bad idea
Rewrites aren’t always a bad idea
Jan 29, 2018

Why are there so many damn front-end web frameworks?

(Or, haters, please go hate somewhere other than Reddit and Hacker News.)

Jan 16, 2018
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Why are there so many damn front-end web frameworks?
Why are there so many damn front-end web frameworks?
Jan 16, 2018
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That time I got too much money in Secret of Mana

Growing up, I was poor. And my friend, Levi, was poor. This meant we had to be very selective about what video games we bought. And it…

Dec 14, 2017
That time I got too much money in Secret of Mana
That time I got too much money in Secret of Mana
Dec 14, 2017

No, I won’t relocate to Expensiveville in order to work for you.

As someone who’s been around the software industry for a while, I frequently receive emails that go something like this:

Dec 9, 2017
No, I won’t relocate to Expensiveville in order to work for you.
No, I won’t relocate to Expensiveville in order to work for you.
Dec 9, 2017

Super Simple Services With Nanobox

Devops. No software engineer wants to do it, but we all need it.

Nov 11, 2017
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Super Simple Services With Nanobox
Super Simple Services With Nanobox
Nov 11, 2017
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Why does this site require JavaScript?

It’s a question I see all the time on Hacker News forums. Whenever someone posts a Show HN site that is implemented in React/Angular/Vue…

Jun 22, 2017
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Jun 22, 2017
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Publishing a ClojureScript library toClojars (in 2017)

Recently, mostly as an exercise in learning the Clojure ecosystem, I decided to try publishing a library to Clojars. I’ve published a…

Jun 20, 2017
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Jun 20, 2017
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Why you should check out ClojureScript

Recently, I sat down and compiled a list of programming features that really make a positive impact on my day-to-day work:

Jun 2, 2017
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Jun 2, 2017
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Dear interwebs, what language am I describing?

I’m going to describe my ideal language. What I want to know is: what language is this?

May 10, 2017
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May 10, 2017
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Chris Davies

Chris Davies

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