Tag: learning
Run a better book club
Notes from a moderately-successful book club I ran for Designing Data-Intensive Applications.
Nix Starter
Beginner-friendly, self-contained NixOS configurations with no personal infrastructure or shared abstractions.
Visualizing Ukkonen's Suffix Tree Algorithm
I learned algorithms from textbooks and papers, building mental models from pseudocode and hand-drawn sketches. The hardest part was never reading the algorithm: it was seeing what it was actually doing to the data structure in memory. This post is the tool I wish I had back then.
college-practice-lycanquiz
A VB.NET Windows Forms quiz about werewolf mythology, made as a college practice project.
college-practice-trafficlights
A VB.NET Windows Forms UK traffic light simulator, made as a college practice project.
2025 in review
2025 was my year of doing ALL the things - speaking at 5+ conferences, starting a podcast, shipping side projects, and somehow not completely burning out. I learned that momentum creates more momentum, perfectionism is overrated, and seeing people in real life again after years of isolation is actually really, really good.
Complete CSS
I bought a copy of Complete CSS from Picalli.li a few weeks ago, with the intention of upping my CSS game. It's old territory for me, but my layout techniques pre-date flex... floats, clear fixes and IE hacks. Looking forward to learning some new techniques as I update the site. Go beyond syntax expertise and...
Learn in public
Rustlings — First Steps into Rust
Five Rustlings sessions covering variables through type systems — the enthusiasm, the compiler battles, and the decision to stop.
My custom lib.nixosSystem
How I came to write my own lib.nixosSystem
How Clever Engineers Stay Ahead of the Curve
Smart engineers always seem to know what's coming next. They do this by staying attuned to various signals from diverse sources.
2024 in review
A look back at parental leave, switching teams at GitHub, finding crochet, and starting therapy and an SSRI that changed everything.
Learning How to Learn
Writing a Neovim plugin
A story about writing my first Neovim plugin
My Journey So Far
A in depth look at my linux and development journey so far
Self-Healing URLs
Creating self-healing URLs within my Vue.js website
What I Have Learned With Ionic
What I have learned with using the Ionic framework in three months.
Lessons in Pivoting
The story of an online education platform that learned something about its own ability to survive during the pandemic.
On Learning and Fear
Safety and risk are not mutually exclusive. But nevertheless, I firmly believe you can't truly learn without a support system.
On Learning and Fear
Safety and risk are not mutually exclusive. But nevertheless, I firmly believe you can't truly learn without a support system.
On Learning and Fear
Safety and risk are not mutually exclusive. But nevertheless, I firmly believe you can't truly learn without a support system.
Prioritize learning
Makes the case for engineering teams to invest in cultivating their collective knowledge. A team's shared understanding is one of its most valuable assets, and putting in extra effort to grow it pays dividends in better problem-solving and decision-making.