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I’ve been working through the Structy.net course recently to gain a deeper understanding of Data Structures & Algorithms (as the aspiring Software Engineer does). The course is great, and Alvin is a terrific teacher! The lesson...

Regex is inevitable! Maybe it’s not the tool for everyday use, but I am finding myself reaching for it a lot more than usual lately. There were two main ways I was getting my regex:

I recently landed a full-time Software Engineer role working with C# and .NET, and so far, it’s been fantastic! Transitioning from Ruby and Rails is a learning curve, but I’m really enjoying the deliberate, statically-typed nat...

We need to talk about DJ Shadow’s - The Private Press! This is his second album and so far, I’ve come back to it many times throughout my life. I recall this being an album that a friend put on my iPod back in middle school (20...

When I started this blog, I knew embedding photos and a serverless file upload solution (likely S3) for screenshots and custom photos was a feature I definitely needed. And two months ago at the Boulder Ruby Meetup, Kyle Brackm...

When it comes to using S3 with Rails, a quick Google search can line up lots of awesome resources and posts that discuss the process in full. I wanted to add to this list and highlight navigating S3 for the typical Rails config...

Docker is such a fantastic tool for software development and I can’t think of a reason not to use it when applicable. In this quick blog post, I’ll show you how to use Docker and the official Docker Hub image to spin up a simpl...

For me, the mix is all about where the instruments sit in the space: is the timbre and volume consistent throughout? How does the overall listening experience hold up from a technical perspective? Here's how I break it down whe...

This last week I've been enjoying working on a simple RPA (Robotic Process Automation) project built with Ruby and Docker for a potential job opportunity.