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• Personal project: crime map

  Each time the weekly crime blotter popped up in my news feed, I found it difficult to interpret.

• What would Huey do?

  Please share Kingfish / COVID-19 fiction.

• What makes a language useful?

  When developers argue about programming languages, a lot of time is spent on the intrinsic characteristics while missing the bigger picture.

• When feature creep gets creepy

  Potential backlash to features is another reason to keep software simple. Skipping work on stuff people do not want is good business sense, but avoiding criticism through simpler software might end up being a strategy for more nefarious goals.

• Subtitles

  Subtitles are an underappreciated aspect of all video experiences.

• I am open

  The beginning of 2020 coincides with the first big jump in my career.

• Feed yourself

  I started this blog because I started using a feed reader again. My experience when using social media has become less appealing over the years.

• My favorite RubyConf 2019 talks

  The best conference I’ve been to is RubyConf. It’s been a couple years since I last went, but I try to keep up with the community and watch most of the talks online.