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Shipping Software

Shipping ordinary software on time is damned hard. Shipping great software in any time frame is extraordinary. Shipping great software on time is the rarest of earthly delights. – Jim McCarthy, Dynamics of Software Development I received my copy of Dynamics of Software Development by Jim McCarthy in the mail today, and this quote was [...]

SICP and Lulu.com

I’ve been wanting to read SICP for awhile, but with lots of other books on my to-read list, as well as the $50 dollar price tag for a used copy, I’ve put it on hold. The price, while relatively steep, usually doesn’t stop me from picking up a highly-desired book, but I held off mainly [...]

Something new, Something Clojure

I’ve been shopping for a new programming language to learn the past few months and I’ve decided to jump on the functional wagon and expand my mind a little. For my day job, I’m a PHP and Javascript developer, enjoying the latter more the former, and for personal scripts and side projects, I’ve been a [...]

Django: My Framework of Choice

I am a web developer by trade, and like any skilled worker, I am always looking for the best tools for the job. With my current job, I write PHP on top of a custom in-house CMS. Off the clock though, I work with Python and Django. First off, I like the concept of a [...]