• Golang Fun: Coders Strike Back!

    I’ve recently been learning Kotlin and I was looking for a site where I could practice my new found skills when I came across the CodinGame site. This is a site where you play games by writing code. This combines two of my favorite activities! One of the games is...

  • That challenge of learning Kotlin

    I was on the phone with my sister recently when she asked me how many programming languages I knew. It was a hard question to answer. In reality I have forgotten far more languages than I currently know, so I think my answer went something like I’m ready to do...

  • Programming Languages I Absolutely Hate

    Before I begin to spew forth hate on several vile programming languages I just want to make sure that you know that I know that this is MY OPINION. I also want you to know that I am aware that many fine pieces of software have been written using these...

  • Insomnia makes my brain hurt

    I’ve been working professionally as a computer programmer for almost 24 years, but I’ve been programming much longer than that. In that time I have worked on more software projects than I can remember. I don’t have a good number but it’s a lot, and when you do something over...

  • Linux Pains

    From June to December 2018 I worked from home every day. The reason I had to do this is a story for another day, but over that time I really grew to enjoy teleworking from home. I’m a software developer, and I spend most of my time programming. My employer...