PinnedBe a Master of SimplicityThe software engineer’s job is completely intertwined with their ability to design well. The better the designing ability of the software engineers involved in a project (especially the tech leader) the better the odds of a successful project (measured in efficiency of deliverance, maintainability over time, and ability to quickly…Simplicity5 min readSimplicity5 min read
Published inAWS Tip·Apr 11Get AWS Region from Instance Metadata the Right Way using BotocoreAfter searching the term “get region using Boto3” several times over the last year, I finally found the “secret” inside the botocore library. With IMDSv2 rightly becoming the standard, it felt necessary to not want to maintain changes over time as security standards change. The Secret Apparently, in the botocore library, there…Python1 min readPython1 min read
Dec 3, 2022Advent of Code 2022 Day 2: Rock Paper ScissorsAdvent 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 and welcome any tweaks or alternate solutions anyone may have. I decided to write in Python this year for the…Advent Of Code4 min readAdvent Of Code4 min read
Dec 2, 2022Advent of Code 2022 Day 1: Calorie CountingAdvent 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 and welcome any tweaks or alternate solutions anyone may have. I decided to write in Python this year for the…Advent Of Code4 min readAdvent Of Code4 min read
May 7, 2022Spot the False Positive TestUnit tests are a great way to isolate code and test small pieces to ensure the intended outcome is met. Many modern (and many not so modern but stand up to the test of time) testing frameworks have helped to ease the pain of unit testing. Outside of a few…Unit Testing3 min readUnit Testing3 min read
Apr 25, 2022My Engineering Daybook: Assert The ImpossibleAn Engineering daybook is a way to compile quick notes on a given day to help recall info that you want to always remember. The purpose of these notes is to share my “aha!” moments in quick articles which will be “duh!” moments for most, but hopefully helpful for others. …Software Development2 min readSoftware Development2 min read
Apr 24, 2022It was tough trying to see where you were heading at the onset but that turned around mid article.It was tough trying to see where you were heading at the onset but that turned around mid article. Although I may not be a fan of the way the message was delivered, hard to argue the validity1 min read1 min read
Apr 24, 2022My Engineering Daybook: How not to DefaultAn Engineering daybook is a way to compile quick notes on a given day to help recall info that you want to always remember. The purpose of these notes is to share my “aha!” moments in quick articles which will be “duh!” moments for most, but hopefully helpful for others. …Software Development3 min readSoftware Development3 min read
Mar 31, 2022Empathy and the Software EngineerWhat Does Quality Have to do With the Title of this Article? — High quality code is a buzz phrase that is being explored from many angles. It often focuses on external impacts of producing poor quality code. Impacts to the business and their bottom line/reputation, impacts to the abilities to add new features to help increase revenue/add value. What seems to be…Empathy4 min readEmpathy4 min read
Jan 2, 2021Don’t hate your fellow coder: Think deeply about your codingThis article is an awareness of my shortfall as a developer. Out of this awareness I wanted to write an article that gets at this shortcoming that I’ve seen time and time again from developers just like myself. …Design Patterns4 min readDesign Patterns4 min read
