Development Practices Error Handling vs. Hiding Errors It's easy to gloss over error handling. Until something actually goes wrong, it's easier to log something vague and return success anyway.
AI for Developers Your AI “Guardrails” Are Just Suggestions Any time someone talks about “guardrails” on an AI prompt, it usually involves additional instructions in the prompt to “behave yourself”.
Developer Tools How to Work Union Types into C# If you're coming to C# from a language like Typescript, you might be wondering, "How do I write a discriminated union?"
Extracurricular Activities PottyMon: Keeping the Bathroom Monitor Tradition Alive Our bathroom monitor deteriorated from a lack of interest. But with new technology, could I keep the tradition of PottyMon alive?
AI for Developers Developers: Don’t Let AI Rot Your Brain! Although AI tools might seem like a miraculous time saver, just like a calculator, over-reliance on them will rot your brain!
Developer Tools Stupid Network Tricks Using socat The thing I like about socat is that it's specialized yet has a general purpose. I don't use it daily, but when I need it, it's handy.
Golang Is the Go Programming Language Worth Using on Your Next Project? I recently had the opportunity to learn the Go programming language as part of a project. I've had time to form some initial impressions.
Personal Optimization Advice for Developers: How to Keep Moving When You’re Stuck Spend time solidifying your understanding of the domain of the problem and you'll be more likely to solve the problem without guessing.
iOS / OS X Leverage Background Bluetooth in an iOS App Bluetooth on iOS is pretty solid. But the programming left out a few useful details, especially with regard to background Bluetooth.
Prisma Build Test Data Factories with Prisma Why bother with data factories when you can just add whatever data you want in your tests? Creating data on the spot has a few drawbacks.
Web Apps Common CSS Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them CSS is a vast, complex, and sometimes non-intuitive beast. Here are just a few common CSS pitfalls and advice on how to avoid them.
Platforms & Languages Learn a New Programming Language Even If You Don’t Need It Why bother learning another programming language? Take the pressure of learning something "useful" and just have fun.
