Articles

What makes Commander Shepard such an inspiring leader

Published on 13 Feb 2023 — The beloved player character from the popular sci-fi game series Mass Effect has an uncanny ability to inspire and I explore why I think so

How to add Pico.css to your Nuxt 3 application

Published on 25 Jan 2023 — A quick note about adding something like Pico.css to a Nuxt 3 app for rapid prototyping

Weapons of Math Destruction - A Book Review

Published on 20 Jan 2023 — Some opinions I agree with, but this book was no fun to read and is irrelevant to non-Americans.

Obnoxiously Vague Error Messages - A Fine Way To Piss Off a Person

Published on 22 May 2022 — Recently I had the displeasure of dealing with a badly designed banking app error. I nearly tossed my phone out of the window.

No, I will not do your code test

Published on 01 Mar 2022 — Code tests are a popular interviewing tool for software engineering jobs, but I don't like them. Here's why.

DevRant: Messy Servers, Zero Documentation

Published on 14 Jun 2021 — This is a rant, I am not sorry

About email etiquette

Published on 02 Sep 2020 — Our inboxes are flooded with emails on a daily basis and it contributes to cognitive overload, so what can be done about this?

Working with C-strings in C++ - Part 2

Published on 23 Aug 2020 — I made a lot of mistakes working with C-strings and today I reflect on some pitfalls and other interesting observations

About respect

Published on 10 Aug 2020 — You've probably been told that you need to earn someone's respect. I respectfully disagree.

WTF is the difference between a front end and a back end web developer?

Published on 16 Jul 2020 — Sometimes the lines are blurred between front-end and back-end, especially if you're not working in the field

Working with C-strings in C++ - Part 1

Published on 14 Apr 2020 — I did an assignment that required working with strings and char arrays. I wanted to do something with a char array but had a hard time.

Programming is a humbling experience

Published on 04 Apr 2020 — I am a self-taught programmer and suck at math and finding it challenging, yet immensely stimulating to be taking this journey

It's About Time

Published on 28 Mar 2020 — I've put off building my own personal website for so long