Of the exercises I do as part of Getting Dramatically Better as a Programmer my favorite is this one. Every week I record my screen and later review the footage. I’ve found this to be a great way to understand … Read the rest
Category: Getting Dramatically Better as a Programmer
Tool Write Up – Hadoop
One exercise I do every week as part of Getting Dramatically Better as a Programmer is learn a new tool. This week, I took a look at Hadoop. I’m going to walk through what I learned and mention a … Read the rest
Book Write Up – Debugging Chapters 5 and 6
As part of my Getting Dramatically Better as a Programmer Series, I’m going to write up a few chapters of the book I’m currently reading and a few takeaways I got. I’m currently reading the book Debugging by
Paper Write Up – A Critique of the CAP Theorem
This is my first post under the Getting Dramatically Better as a Programmer series. Today we are going to look at the paper “A Critique of the CAP Theorem“. The paper was written by Martin Klepmann. Klepmann … Read the rest
My Approach to Getting Dramatically Better as a Programmer
There was a recent discussion among my social group about what “getting dramatically better as a programmer” means. Based on that discussion, I’ve decided to share my own approach to becoming a “dramatically better programmer”. I want others to understand … Read the rest
There is More to Programming Than Programming Languages
I hear the question all the time. “What programming languages should I be learning?”. I’ve asked this question many times myself in the past. When you are first getting started programming, it seems like all there is to becoming a … Read the rest
How to Get a Programming Job Straight Out of High School
While I was in High School I looked at the possible options ahead of me. The obvious option was to go onto college, but I was also looking at another option. I wanted to try to get a job working … Read the rest
How to Improve Your Productivity as a Working Programmer
For the past few weeks, I’ve been obsessed with improving my productivity. During this time, I’ve continuously been monitoring the amount of work I’ve been getting done and have been experimenting with changes to make myself more productive. After only … Read the rest