Deliberate Practice
“Education comes from within; you get it by struggle and effort and thought.”
— Napoleon Hill
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NO DB
In the United States, in 1920, the manufacture, sale, and importation of alcoholic beverages was prohibited by a constitutional amendment. That amendment was repealed thirteen...more.
Questions and Developers
Have you ever had a question you wanted to ask, but didn't?
Have you ever asked a question then immediately regretted asking it?
Have you...more.
Advice for Novice Mentors
In the past year I've started to shift into mentoring more, both at 8th Light and outside of 8th Light. Despite having been a craftsman...more.
A Scope Heuristic
One of my first exposures to TDD was through a code kata. I was mortified.
The performer test-drove his way to a...more.
Why I Chose to be an Apprentice
Last year, when I was looking for post-graduation jobs, I had no idea that I would end up at 8th Light. I went to...more.
Ruby Accessors Considered Pernicious
One Ruby feature I fell in love with is the ability to define methods like foo and foo= which are used like simple variable...more.
Polymorphism in Clojure
“polymorphism is a programming language feature that allows values of different data types to be handled using a uniform interface” -Wikipedia
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Apprenticeship Over College
I interviewed a bright young woman today who is graduating from high school this spring among the top of her class. Despite having several...more.
Why is Estimating so Hard?
Consider the Gettysburg Address:
“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated...more.
After the Disaster
There’s a disaster coming. I don’t know when. I don’t know what. But it’s coming, and there’s nothing we can do to stop it; but...more.
Craftsmanship Begins With You
What does it take to be a professional?
This week, we held series of events to kick off the launch of the 8th Light Florida...more.
Learn a New Language
We're already a quarter into the year. Have you learned a new language yet?
In Pragmatic Programmer, one of the 70...more.
A few fallacies, for your consideration
Lately I've been fascinated with the idea of logical fallacies, and especially problems in arguments that may at first glance seem reasonable.
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What Careless Code Says
There is a certain type of bug that, when it appears as a result of my code, causes me deep embarrassment.
This...more.
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