Software systems are expensive. After building a big application, one might hope there is a reasonable lifetime for it to live in the wild before it needs to be replaced. I have worked on sites that were implemented successfully and will have a lifetime of many years. But, especially on ...
read moreMy Interest in Scala
As you may know, despite a breif academic background in high performance computing, I have spent the last few years working almost exclusively with the content management system Drupal, building and maintaing websites for both small nonprofits and large corporations. Most of my work has been in managing application configuration ...
read moreWhy I Still Read Programming Books
With such an abundance of online material, why do I continue to read programming books? After all, online content is usually free; and buying books is expensive.
I read programming books because I believe they offer a large-picture perspective on the topic at hand. Books usually cover the full application ...
read moreSite Rebuild in Pelican
I chose to rebuild sheldonkreger.com using the Python-based static HTML generator Pelican. I admit I wanted to use MonkeyMan, but it is not supported very well.
While there are many great static HTML generators out there, I chose Pelican because it is widely supported, and I already know how ...
read moreStrategies for Learning New Programming Skills
There are no shortcuts to learning a new programming or framework. Just like any other skill in life, it requires focused attention for extended periods of time. As the hours accumulate, we learn to approach problems in new ways. The syntax which was once foreign gradually becomes familiar. We don ...
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