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Hey foxhop. How would we reach out? You don't have an email on your profile.

I generally go through something like the following steps: * I look at the readme if it exists * I pull down the project and run any setup steps (install dependencies, start up dat…

I'm using Clap[0] for a command line project I'm doing in Rust. The API for it is fantastic, and the examples are very well commented. Overall it's the best library I've run across…

I really like Different Kinds of Darkness by David Langford. http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/different-kinds-of...

Definitely this xkcd: https://xkcd.com/1171/

The biggest thing I see is not considering edge cases. They'll have a certain way they are checking a few cases (and maybe a couple tests), but they don't have the foresight to rea…

I'm finally at a point where I can start work on a significant side-project, and I'm trying to determine my tech stack. I'm using Haskell server-side, and I would like to build my …

I've been digging into Haskell in the time I have to program at home. Im going through the course at http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~cis194/spring13/lectures.html . In addition to the c…

If the puzzle questions seem like high school math, I second the idea of building something. Try to get a website set up if that interests you. If not, try building a command line …

I think aptitude is overrated compared to overall drive / obsession. You should pursue programming if it's something you want to pursue. Do you like solving problems? How stoked ar…

Udacity's intro to CS course is really good. Not sure if it covers all your bases but it definitely hits most of them. Note I'm not talking about the programming foundations in Pyt…

I have been listening to Partially Derivative and Talking Machines, both data science related. Talking Machines is more industry focused whereas Partially Derivative is more fun. A…