Nerd Ducks

Chain, chain, chain .... Chain of Tools

Chain, chain, chain .... Chain of Tools

I've been thinking about the third and last book lately, much more than I wanted to. I find that as ideas gestate, once the appropriate pieces are in place and

Daniel B. Markham

24 Feb 2021 · 4 min read

For The Love Of All That's Holy, Use CCL To Control Complexity In Your Systems

For The Love Of All That's Holy, Use CCL To Control Complexity In Your Systems

<rant>Two years ago I sat in on a security meeting. The subject was protecting the code and associated websites from attack. "I'd just attack the npm packaging

Daniel B. Markham

11 Feb 2021 · 6 min read

Online Distributed Team Fun

Online Distributed Team Fun

Huge honking list of fun things to do online as a team (Confession: I love the donkey)

Daniel B. Markham

11 Feb 2021 · 4 min read

Here's Info-Ops

Here's Info-Ops

Here are the Info-Ops books in three quick videos

Daniel B. Markham

8 Feb 2021 · 1 min read

Covid-19 Update

Covid-19 Update

The last six weeks has seen a huge amount of good news when it comes to Covid-19

Daniel B. Markham

7 Feb 2021 · 1 min read

Fun with an Interview Question

Fun with an Interview Question

I thought this question was a hoot because it appeared so simple and yet had some inner complexity that most coders wouldn't grasp.

Daniel B. Markham

6 Feb 2021 · 5 min read

Info-Ops

New Book Theses

Based on a recent Twitter conversation, been thinking lately on how to quickly pitch/explain each of my three Info-Ops books

Daniel B. Markham

5 Feb 2021 · 1 min read

Nerd Roundup: Nerds Lose

Nerd Roundup: Nerds Lose

Daniel B. Markham

4 Feb 2021 · 1 min read

Today's Fun: Watching the Starship SN9 Test Flight

Today's Fun: Watching the Starship SN9 Test Flight

I love seeing something valuable starting off as a failing test

Daniel B. Markham

2 Feb 2021 · 1 min read

A really cool coding library I somehow overlooked - FSharpPlus

A really cool coding library I somehow overlooked - FSharpPlus

Every dev environment has things that drive you nuts. Usually it's little things, like having to look up something in the middle of doing something else. FSharpPlus helps fix that

Daniel B. Markham

2 Feb 2021 · 3 min read

Ghost, Commento, GoAccess, and AWS: Tragedy and Recovery

Ghost, Commento, GoAccess, and AWS: Tragedy and Recovery

Debugging is the only crime where you're the victim, detective, fixer, judge, jury, and culprit

Daniel B. Markham

1 Feb 2021 · 1 min read

2021 January Snowstorm

2021 January Snowstorm

Early morning snowscape

Daniel B. Markham

28 Jan 2021 · 1 min read

Self-Hosting Again, with AWS, Ghost, Commento, and GoAccess [video]

Self-Hosting Again, with AWS, Ghost, Commento, and GoAccess [video]

Daniel B. Markham

27 Jan 2021 · 1 min read

Crisis In Science: 1

Crisis In Science: 1

Daniel B. Markham

27 Jan 2021 · 4 min read

Programming In Five Easy Pieces

Programming In Five Easy Pieces

Daniel B. Markham

25 Jan 2021 · 2 min read

Board Game Mods: Better Family Game Nights

Board Game Mods: Better Family Game Nights

Daniel B. Markham

20 Jan 2021 · 8 min read

It's Time We Programmers Talked About Ethics

It's Time We Programmers Talked About Ethics

Some things gotta be completely eliminated from the planet. Nuke 'em from orbit

Daniel B. Markham

20 Jan 2021 · 9 min read

Blog Update [video]

Blog Update [video]

been working on a couple of really cool things and being frustrated by a couple others. I'm excited about this new essay, though...

Daniel B. Markham

20 Jan 2021 · 1 min read