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Most programming books do not let you pause to reflect. They just go on and on. Consider Fluent Python by Luis Ramalho. If you read through the book, you will not get much out of i…

Reading code is the equivalent of looking at solutions for math problems... is it more helpful reading the solutions without context or with? You need to see the original problem, …

Yep! I also like the fact that it's just plaintext with no interspersed meme/pictures. Just straight information.

nautilus was the first publishing company that I subscribed to... Although I feel bad for the company, I feel worse to have given money to an organization whose owner is gambling t…

There is a really good course on edX that goes over some key aspects of secure web applications. Just finished it myself. Learned a lot about preventing common oversights such as m…

I found jupyter notebooks to be a good note taking medium (its markdown!). I usually rsync my notebooks to a remote server that I can access anywhere. One thing I find frustrating …

God I hate those backyard cottages, did you label yours as a "casita" too? Some AirBnB hosts literally go to home depot, haul a shed, plant it, add crappy insulation and list it. I…

Correct, I don't count a software foundation as a corporate branding. I see it as a positive.

I am interested in getting a list of languages that do not belong to a major corp, like Google Dart and Mozilla's Rust. C originated from Bell Labs, Javascript originated from Nets…

we think alike! I have this process written down and pinned to my wall. I have been refining my thought process regarding learning. currently I have: 1. try to find a overarching s…

From my research so far, here is what I have found... the main topics that one should learn are: * some tidbit of history on why oop * fundamental object oriented concepts: inherit…

Sandi Metz seems to have the oop teaching thing down. I looked at her 3 day course, https://static1.squarespace.com/static/537c0374e4b0f52ed9294... to see what topics she covers th…

I am trying to find a good course that outlines the essential topics for object oriented programming and encourages practical applications of the theory.

this is awesome. I was in a similar situation several years ago using crap like Clearwire, Hughes Net, and some mifi hacks to get internet to a dislocated house. I ended up researc…

I remember liking http://www.tangowithdjango.com/ . It goes over building a link aggregating service using Django. However, I also remember it being free. Doesn't seem to be an opt…

Is the practice of shoving all disparate pieces of proprietary software (or individual projects) in the same repo a common occurrence? I have found that pulling unrelated changes j…

don't use git commit messages as "dear diary" sort of things. For example: "I fixed the button issue on the homepage. Still, need to center the title." would be better written as: …

disclaimer: you may need to have a masters in CS or Statistics to be taken seriously. For every success story you hear of someone "doing it on their own", scrutinize it enough and …