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Be a Master of Simplicity

An engineers ability to design well is in direct relationship to understanding the problem and implementing a solution that is simple.

Apr 9, 2022

Be a Master of Simplicity

Apr 9, 2022

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Get AWS Region from Instance Metadata the Right Way using Botocore

Getting the region really is this easy

Apr 11, 2023

Get AWS Region from Instance Metadata the Right Way using Botocore

Apr 11, 2023

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Advent of Code 2022 Day 2: Rock Paper Scissors

Advent of Code is here. Each day (well after the day is over in all time zones, so I believe 7am EST the next day) I will post my solution

Dec 3, 2022

Advent of Code 2022 Day 2: Rock Paper Scissors

Dec 3, 2022

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Advent of Code 2022 Day 1: Calorie Counting

Advent of Code is here. Each day (well after the day is over in all time zones, so I believe 7am EST) I will post my solution.

Dec 2, 2022

Advent of Code 2022 Day 1: Calorie Counting

Dec 2, 2022

Chris Washington

Spot the False Positive Test

False positive unit tests are tests that continue to pass even when a value is changed in the code that is being tested.

May 7, 2022

Spot the False Positive Test

May 7, 2022

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My Engineering Daybook: Assert The Impossible

Asserts are useful feedback loop tools

Apr 25, 2022

My Engineering Daybook: Assert The Impossible

Apr 25, 2022

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It was tough trying to see where you were heading at the onset but that turned around mid article.

Apr 24, 2022

Apr 24, 2022

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My Engineering Daybook: How not to Default

Are your default statements creating potential unwanted side effects?

Apr 24, 2022

My Engineering Daybook: How not to Default

Apr 24, 2022

Chris Washington

Empathy and the Software Engineer

Why empathy matters in software engineering

Mar 31, 2022

Empathy and the Software Engineer

Mar 31, 2022

Chris Washington

Don’t hate your fellow coder: Think deeply about your coding

This article is an awareness of my shortfall as a developer.

Jan 2, 2021

Don’t hate your fellow coder: Think deeply about your coding

Jan 2, 2021

Chris Washington

Chris Washington

Chris is a Sr. Lead Software Engineer at Capital One just doing what he loves: creating epic things, and writing about them.

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