Blog • Mike Zornek

Journal -- October 20, 2023

Oct 20, 2023 · Series: Journals

It's been over a month since I did a casual journal -- so here we go.

Journal -- September 11, 2023

Sep 11, 2023 · Series: Journals

A regular check-in of personal things.

Journal -- August 6, 2023

Aug 6, 2023 · Series: Journals

A quick recap of recent personal things. Nothing earth-shattering, just a regular journal.

Early Svelte Thoughts

Jul 22, 2023

I started learning Svelte for web frontend UI development and so far feeling pretty positive about it. Here I review my early thoughts and plans.

web-development

Circle Sign-Up Forms and Credit Card Fraud

Jul 4, 2023

People used my Circle community sign-up form to validate stolen credit cards, and Circle never responded properly.

side-projects

Shutting Down ElixirClub

Jul 4, 2023

After six months, today I announced ElixirClub's closure.

side-projects elixir

Journal -- June 12, 2023

Jun 12, 2023 · Series: Journals

Time for the regular check-in to braindump what I've been up to and what I'm thinking about. Who reads this stuff?

Side Project Launch Cold Feet

May 13, 2023

The good news, that project is functionally complete. The bad news, I’m not sure I want to launch it.

side-projects

Notes about Technical Debt

Apr 17, 2023

Some captured notes about technical debt from recent book club discussions.

software-craft

Journal -- April 2, 2023

Apr 2, 2023 · Series: Journals

The morning coffee has been consumed, and it's time for some Sunday journaling.

Elixir Rap Song

Mar 14, 2023

Had too much fun asking ChatGPT to generate haiku poems and rap songs about programming tools and languages. Here is one about Elixir.

ai elixir

Journal -- March 12, 2023

Mar 12, 2023 · Series: Journals

Been a few weeks since the last journal. Let's catch up on things.

Potential Consulting Client Questions

Mar 3, 2023

A series of questions I ask prospective consulting clients (most looking for help with Elixir programming projects) and why I'm asking them.

consulting

Github Action Talk

Feb 28, 2023

I'm going to be doing a talk about GitHub Actions for ElixirClub.

devops

Journal -- February 13, 2023

Feb 12, 2023 · Series: Journals

The only consistent thing in this world is change.

Elixir Context Accessor Function: Which Return Type Do You Prefer?

Feb 12, 2023

Should a context accessor return `{:ok, noun}` or a bare `noun` or `nil`? Why I am moving toward fetch functions and tuples.

elixir software-craft

Hacker Culture Movies For The Kids

Feb 5, 2023

For your amusement, a compiled list of hacker-culture movies to recommend to 'the kids'.

reviews