Apr 19, 2024
Tiny Example: Creating a simple Homebrew Formula
I use Homebrew regularly at work and at home but have never created my own formula. This post walks through the process of creating a simple formula that can be installed via Homebrew.
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9 posts, newest first.
Aug 24, 2023
Business Writing and Storytelling by The Economist
Editing ones own work requires strong focus on what it is you are trying to say. All too often, I find myself, even when writing this, straying away from the main points.
Feb 21, 2023
Tiny Example: managing state in oclif
A quick and extensible prototype demonstrating how to save, restore, and update the state of long running operations in oclif.
Jan 2, 2023
Making a Design System, Part 1
Previous iterations of my site leveraged SASS but the patterns were thrown together and lacked consistency. My recent introduction of a dark mode exposed many inconsistencies in the original setup. Rather than putting band-aids on the styles, I wanted to push in the direction of a design system, but how?
Nov 30, 2021
Refactor: Alphabet Position
I recently started completing regular katas on CodeWars and other platforms to improve my programming skills. The katas are revealing in that they show you the most elegant/ cleanest solutions after you submit your own. What's below is my original solution, the cleanest/ most upvoted solution, and an examination of the two.
Oct 25, 2021
Apps Script: Company Copy
Google Drive is great for collaborating even when all users do not belong to the same organization. However, taking ownership of files that were created by disparate organizations presents challenges within Drive. This utility provides a simple way to copy files into a companies domain and retain ownership.
Apr 19, 2019
Sheets to Email with Google Apps Script
Regularly scheduled program reviews should be an exercise in sharing the right information and discussing paths forward. Instead, too many teams are focusing on overly detailed power point criteria and manual processes. Automation with Google Apps Script can save everyone a lot of grief.
May 4, 2018
Career is not Over
It is a common joke amongst current and former CIO’s that their title does not stand for Chief Information Officer but Career is Over. The first time I heard this, I laughed it off- I mean, it’s a tough job, I can only imagine the stresses that come with it. However, the joke continued from one conference to another and CIO after CIO made the comment.
Sep 17, 2017
what development teams can learn from my favorite pizza place
Most folks have probably worked in a restaurant at one time or, they have watched enough Food Network and Netflix specials to get the idea. In the next few installments, I’ll demonstrate how a small pizza shop uses kanban, albeit unknowingly, to produce great pizza and how you can translate what they do into the work with your dev team.