In 2024, I used AI to write a web service in Python. I also developed a mobile app in Flutter that consumes the web service. I had never written anything in Flutter, nor had I ever built any mobile apps. The experience blew me away. To wrap things up, I used AI to help me Continue reading
I m glad to see gender diversity on the rise in software development: non-male respondents increased by 4% in 2017 vs. 2016: http://bit.ly/gowomendevs
I gave a talk on this subject to the first ever Code Fellows class, in Seattle last Friday. Here s the slide deck, hope you like it.
A friend was recently asking about our backend database systems. Our systems are able to successfully handle high-volume transactional traffic through our API coming from various customers, having vastly different spiking patterns, including traffic from a site that s in the top-100 list for highest traffic on the net. Don t get me wrong; I don t Continue reading
Wow, since I blogged last I chose Python/Django and we rocked the gamification world with it. Lots of stuff I should have been chronicling. Trying to get back to it but there s a single event that prompted the return, I ll be posting shortly on that.
I ve been learning the basics of these programming languages and development platforms lately. I m impressed with the huge Rails movement, and Django seems like a very cool project. Both platforms allow web sites to be built at an incredible pace. Both Ruby and Python appear to be relatively straightforward. But I must say that at Continue reading
A number of years ago I was employed as an audio technician, and had the wonderful opportunity to travel around the country, recording people say interesting things. Out of all the events that I got to attend, TED was my absolute favorite. I d come home boiling over with inspiration and enthusiasm for technology. If you Continue reading
I repaired an Onkyo DV-CP702 DVD changer today. Below is a picture of it with the case still open, playing This Film Is Not Yet Rated . The DVD player had stopped working months ago. You could hear it loading discs, but nothing would play. Here s how I fixed it: First, I unplugged it. This was Continue reading
Well, I ve spent the last few days in Westport WA. This picture pretty much sums up the simplicity, happiness, and speed at which I ve enjoyed being with my family here on the coast. This is an amazing animal. Beautiful calcium carbonate shell, with little tentacles eyes and olfactory organs perched, retractable and yes, he Continue reading
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