reflections

The value of streaks

MP 75: Streaks are quite different than New Year's resolutions.

Jan 4 •

The joys of holiday coding

MP 73: If you're writing code today, you're not alone.

Dec 25, 2023 •

Empathetic testing

MP 72: What exactly are units, and how do we test them?

Dec 21, 2023 •

Transitioning out of the "beginner" mindset

MP 51: Habits and practices for taking your work seriously as a programmer.

Sep 12, 2023 •

Don't start with unit tests

MP 45: Unit tests are easy to write, but they're not always the best place to start.

Aug 15, 2023 •

MP 40: Some kinds of life experience help keep programming challenges in perspective.

Jul 25, 2023 •

MP 38: An important but seldom-discussed skill.

Jul 18, 2023 •

You don't need to remember everything

MP #31: You'll remember what you use most often, and you can (usually) look up the rest.

Jun 1, 2023 •

Grounding yourself as a programmer in the AI era, part 6

MP #28: Reflections on the impact of AI on programming and programmers.

May 11, 2023 •

The value of "small" contributions

MP #25: In appreciation of first-time open source contributors.

Apr 25, 2023 •

Grounding yourself as a programmer in the AI era

MP #22: Guiding questions for making sense of AI's impact on programmers and programming.

Apr 6, 2023 •

Yes, you should still learn to code*

MP #18: Even with the new generations of AI tools that are coming out.

Mar 18, 2023 •

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