Extended Vacation (Again)
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Repeating my choice from last year, I have decided to take an extended vacation from consulting this summer to catch up on some learning plans and otherwise invest in personal projects.
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Standup for Wednesday, June 1, 2022
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Daily standup journal for Wednesday, June 1, 2022.
Budget Revisit 2022
I'll share how I collect and organize my numbers, and hopefully, it will inspire you to revisit or improve your budgeting solution.
Elixir Style: Prefer Unnested Aliases
I recommend avoiding nested aliases since it negatively impacts your ability to text search a project for module usage.
Quantum JIRA
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Random crossover that occurred to me during a morning walk.
Mom's Passing
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Over the last few months, I have had to increasingly step back from friends and work to help take care of my mother. She passed away on Friday, February 4th.
Filters Shaping My Next Project Idea
A collection of notes on what my next project should and should not be.
Book Thoughts: Company of One
I think this can be a helpful book for those like myself who are contemplating work opportunities, projects, or a new company. However, the valuable topics brought up are much more about growth than the title 'Company of …
Shutting Down my Side Project Guildflow
I am shutting down Guildflow because after living in the meetup headspace for two years, I have a hard time seeing a pathway to some level of financial stability which could adequately compensate me for my time.
Personal Phoenix 1.6 Upgrade Notes
Over the past few days I've been upgrading my projects to Phoenix 1.6 and like any project that comes out of a template-based generator, migrating a Phoenix project to a new version can be a little scary and error prone, …
Framework Laptop First Thoughts
It has only been a week, but so far I am very positive about my Framework laptop purchase.
Elixir Terminology: Parameters vs Attributes
When we say "parameters" we are usually talking about data coming into the system from external actors; When we say "attributes" we are usually talking about internal Elixir structures.
Using Schemaless Changesets to Separate Concerns Between the Web Context and the Business Context
With schemaless changesets you have the power to hand craft validations for specific web form presentations and define firm boundaries of responsibilities between your web presentation layer and the business-specific …
Learning Rust via Game Development: Starting Dungeon Crawler
A short show and tell for how I am learning Rust through game development.
Retro Taxi: September 2021 Update
This post was originally written for my old ElixirFocus blog, and transfer here after its closure. A few months ago I kicked off the next sample project for this website, a team retrospective board built using Phoenix …
September 2021 Elixir Consulting Availability
My summer vacation is coming to a close and I am once again looking for my next consulting project.
Learning Rust via Game Development
A short show and tell for how I am learning Rust through game development.
The Purpose of a Business is People
The primary goal of the ideal business should be to provide a long-term, welcoming and supportive environment for its workers. Worker satisfaction comes from meaningful, rewarding and sustainable work.
Vacation is Good, I Recommend It
· Series: Journals
A short check in with how my vacation is going.
Resources and Suggestions to Find Elixir-based Employment
This post was originally written for my old ElixirFocus blog, and transfer here after its closure. The following is a collection of resources and suggestions for people looking to acquire full time or project specific …
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