Agentic Coding - Copilot to Coworker
Ruminations on AI assisted coding, and the mindset shift needed to take full advantage of it (in 2025).
Jason Dsouza's Blog
Personal thoughts, ruminations, and rants
Latest posts
PFAB Compression
A quick response to Rob Heaton's (PFAB #18) post on compression for beginners.
Homelab Server Setup
Notes on setting up a publicly accessible homelab server.
Caesar Cipher Decryption
The ability to manipulate a computer to perform tedious tasks on your behalf is an incredibly valuable, and increasingly necessary skill to have. Lots of software engineering deals with large programs, and high level architectural challenges. This post explores the other side of programming... small, one-of scripts designed to solve a specific problem. I'll walk through how I solved a small…
Sorting
Sorting is a fundamental, yet often overlooked aspect of computer science due to its status as an effectively 'solved problem'. The state of the art sorting algorithms at the fingertips of most developers are the result of much research and experimentation. This post serves as a crash course on sorting basics, leading up to an understanding of the modern algorithms.
The Elements of (Ruby) Style
Simple, but powerful rules to enhance the quality of ruby code
Introduction to Hadoop and Hive
A basic introduction to what hadoop and hive are, and what they are used for in contrast with a more traditional relational storage system.
On Technical Debt
Technical debt is not universally bad, in the same way that regular debt is not universally bad. This post is a summary of my thoughts on how to think about and deal with technical debt in an intelligent manner.
The Ruby Environment
An introduction to the ruby environment, and the tools necessary to successfully interact with and work in its ecosystem.
Wholistic Health Criteria
Mainly for my own use, a short list of things I do to stay healthy.
Workout Routine
This is the workout routine I used to get in the best shape of my life. It doesn't include the diet or cardio training portion, which I may create as separate posts.
Hello World
I'm starting a blog...