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In Search of a Better Shell
Opinion

In Search of a Better Shell

These days I find myself searching for a better shell. Before I dive into what I want specifically, I would first like to spend a minute complaining about bash and explaining why the

  • Josh Vanderwillik
7 min read
The Language Exchange Problem
Opinion

The Language Exchange Problem

URL parsing is a pretty common problem. The rules for it are pretty well established, and we have around 600 libraries to choose from, and that's just in the node.js ecosystem. If

  • Josh Vanderwillik
8 min read
The Types of Code
Opinion

The Types of Code

It's easy to think that "code is code" and that the rules are always the same when you write it. It should be reusable; it should use clean, clear functions; it it should

  • Josh Vanderwillik
9 min read
Becoming a Grand Master Information Mage
Opinion

Becoming a Grand Master Information Mage

Programming is a recursively deep field. From the outside it looks like it should be just one set of skills, but it's actually layers of skills, each layer built on the foundation of

  • Josh Vanderwillik
8 min read
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