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Useful Habits or Tools
Posted on:December 25, 20232023 was eventful. Lots of things happened. Some things I started doing or using that had a big impact on my life: ObsidianDiscovering and…
Induction
Posted on:September 2, 2023My wife once told me about something that happened in her coding bootcamp at General Assembly that’s stuck with me for a few years now.…
The Henna Artist, Translated (Part 2 of X)
Posted on:July 3, 2022Read Part 1 here. Every day for the past week, the girl had lain in wait on the outskirts of the village for the postman, who cycled in…
The Henna Artist, Translated (Part 1 of X)
Posted on:June 21, 2022I recently started translating English content into Japanese as part of my lessons. My teacher and I are starting with a novel called “The…
2022
Posted on:January 1, 2022What a year it’s been. A reflection on the goals I set for myself: Read 40 books. Only managed to get to 31. Start learning French. Nope, I still…
Carbon Copy Testing
Posted on:December 20, 2021Another jab against test coverage cargo culting, I suppose. Teams that cargo cult TDD or code coverage metrics tend to end up writing tests…
Drawing a House
Posted on:October 17, 2021During a night of drinking at a friend’s, a question randomly came up: Given the shape of a simple house with a cross inside of it, can you…
A Nice Email
Posted on:August 28, 2021I had a nice email come in a few days ago that made my day! Subject: Re: Today’s Interviews at Forge! Hey Siaw Young, Thanks so much for an…