Reading Time: 3 minutes Listen to this post Technology Know-It-Alls are not pleasant company. Sure, it’s nice that they are a wealth of information, but they can stop with the nitpicking already. Knowing everything is impossible, and especially in the software industry. There are so many languages & frameworks that you could spend your entire life learning. In the…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Listen to this post Migrating From Evernote to Joplin is a pretty straightforward task. This article will walk you through migrating from Evernote to Joplin on macOS and Android. My History With Evernote I’ve used Evernote for just shy of three years. I used it briefly when it first came out, then quickly pivoted to…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Listen to this post The Basics Structurizr is primarily a diagram generation tool created by Simon Brown, the creator of the C4 Model. The primary focus of the tool is the rapid generation of several diagrams with the same components. It appears that Simon was tired of the other tools that make you reinvent the…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Listen to this post Yet another productivity system that won’t work for you! Well maybe? I don’t know about you, but I’ve been chasing the cloaked unicorn of productivity my entire life. I’ve tried many different techniques to stay focused, and I’ve failed more often that not. Hopefully you’ll find this useful, I know I…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Listen to this post Open source web clipper?! Yes, it’s true, there is such a thing, and it’s awesome. I’ve been using Evernote for a couple years, and I’ve found it be less than ideal. It has many features that I like, but it’s trying to do too many things. I’ve also used OneNote and…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Listen to this post I had a task to check out Roam notes. I finally got around to completing the task, and I’m glad I did. As I was researching, I ran into Dendron, which is similar to Roam, and I’m hooked. Roam costs money, I don’t need another bill, and in fact, I’m trying…
Reading Time: 5 minutes Listen to this post The Basics Learn design systems for fun and profit! A Design System is a set of interconnected patterns and shared practices coherently organized to aid in digital product design and development of products such as apps or websites. It may contain but is not limited to pattern libraries and design language,…
Reading Time: 6 minutes Listen to this post A Pragmatic Programmer book review by Jeff Bailey I really like this book. As a programmer that has been at it since the 20th century, this book codifies my experiences. As I read through the book, I find myself nodding my head and agreeing more often than not. It’s almost like…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Listen to this post The Basics Learn Java for fun and profit! Java has been around for so long that this article is nearly meaningless. It’s possible to find resources to learn Java in top abundance. It has been around a long time; on May 23, 1995, Java was born. It’s a mature language with a…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Listen to this post The Basics Learn design patterns for fun and profit! Design patterns are a useful way to solve a problem once with many languages. A design pattern looks at languages and frameworks as components of a design pattern. Each design pattern is a three-part rule that expresses a relationship between a certain…
