The Mac does not have a tool for reading the data encoded in QR codes. Unlike the iPhone, you can't show the QR code to the camera and h...

A recent client engagement was tough. The client had to meet stringent external deadlines for a product that needed a lot of custom code. Wo...

I do like Kiro's Frontier engineering post. I recommend that you replace "agent" with "subordinate" and then reread...

Getting MVP candidates in front of users is a Formula 1 race. The race is not against competitors. It is a race against budgets of time and ...

Gregor Hohpe's book The Software Architect Elevator: Redefining the Architect's Role in the Digital Enterprise is not what I expect...

I was not expecting Maddy Zhang's " Everything I learned at Microsoft in 9 Minutes " to have practical value. Especially with ...

I've been learning about DeepSeek's harness. At the core of a harness is preparing a prompt for the next round of model interaction....

I have a minor role working on a complex system that has many requirements. Some are monumental. Some are microscopic. They all need to be t...

We all know that Stack Overflow usage has tanked , but what has happened to online programming courses? I assume there was a dip, but is it ...

I finally got around to reading the paper How AI Impacts Skill Formation last night. The data is from a very small group of participants, b...

I've had a long term interest in visualization -- mostly implementing other people's designs. I don't believe that all visual to...

Emily Bache's short example of preparing "Approval Tests" for refactoring Python code is very good. Not only for the approach,...

If you live in RI your home's electric meter was recently replaced to enable remote access. I have wondered how secure is that remote ac...

At dinner last night a friend's comment about "being right and being ignored" reminded me (somehow) of this conversation bet...

My children would have loved this Multi-Terra Helio Cell Vehicle 407 cockpit control. I especially like the addition of the fans!

I spent a little time this morning learning the basics of Streamlit . Earlier this month I had found a US cities dataset ¹ and decided to us...

I suspect many of you have seen by now Scott Jenson's presentation "Are we stuck with the same Desktop UX forever?" But, if...

Brandon Rhodes' talk "Classic Design Patterns: Where Are They Now" is a good critique of the "Gang of 4" Design Patt...

I do like computational notebooks , but find them cumbersome to work within. If like me, you've been looking for a notebook-like experie...

Having become irritated by the daily deluge of web advertisements that make most sites unusable on my phone, this weekend I took the time to...