The Average Coder
I'm no "rockstar" programmer. I'm more of a roadie.
How to test your Go packages with GitHub Actions
How to test your Go packages with GitHub Actions
Actions are a GitHub feature — currently in beta — that allows you to add workflows to your repositories to execute automated tasks (such…
An unexpected effect with Go Slices
An unexpected effect with Go Slices
Go’s slices can be pretty powerful, providing an array-like construct that can be dynamically re-sized at will, and grown in a reasonably…
Disagree and Commit
Disagree and Commit
I was out getting lunch today, and something happened that got me thinking about how we deal with decisions we don’t like.
On “How to Win Friends & Influence People”
On “How to Win Friends & Influence People”
I just finished listening to the Audible version of Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends & Influence People and it’s been quite the read!
Detecting cycles: safer JSON marshaling in Go
Detecting cycles: safer JSON marshaling in Go
JSON marshaling/unmarshaling in Go is a very powerful feature, but there are limits to the Go structures that can be marshaled. Most of…
How to debug a running Go app with VSCode
How to debug a running Go app with VSCode
VSCode is a great editor for Go, providing a variety of helpful features to save you time while coding. It also includes support for…
Thoughts on a Decade of Blogging
Thoughts on a Decade of Blogging
I just realized that I passed my 10 year blogging anniversary this month. My first post on The Other Tom Elliott was early August of 2009…
Rediscovering Scrum
Rediscovering Scrum
I’ve been using Scrum at work for some years now, but this year, I’ve taken the time to refresh my understanding of the process and renew…