WebDev

Jun 13, 20213 min read

Sometimes you need to be MEAN!

... But not necessarily Blue. Yellow Submarine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Submarine_(film) was one of those films which became...

Jun 6, 20215 min read

PM Basics - Kanban

I finally have a semi-usable version of a Kanban tool running. I built it on the so-called “LAMP” (https://www.til-technology.com/post/f...

May 30, 20213 min read

Direct Objects!

I have been spending most of my (relatively) free time working on PHP (https://www.til-technology.com/post/it-s-been-a-long-time), and...

May 24, 20212 min read

It's been a long time!

Short post this week. It’s Victoria Day weekend in Canada, but that’s not the reason. In fact, I spent most of my (relatively) free...

May 9, 20214 min read

Focal Fossa!

#TIL that a fossa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossa_%28animal%29) is more than just another name for Ubuntu 20.04 (ie, “Focal Fossa”...

Mar 14, 20214 min read

Mind Your Language!

For anyone not familiar with it, Mind Your Language (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_Your_Language) was a British sitcom running in...

Mar 7, 20215 min read

Computer languages - Setting the stage

After commenting (https://www.til-technology.com/post/d%C3%A9j%C3%A0-vu) on how useful my prior familiarity with the C programming...

Feb 28, 20213 min read

Déjà vu!

Today, I experienced déjà vu about déjà vu. How cool is that? I was going through Dani Krossing’s (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCharm...

Feb 14, 20214 min read

It was twenty years ago today!

More, actually, but not with Sgt. Pepper... When I got my first coding job, in the 1990’s, I was working through a certificate in...

Jan 31, 20215 min read

Kanban POC

It’s nice to look back and be satisfied with a decision you made. Decision-making is part of our lives, from literal life-and-death...

Jan 24, 20214 min read

Kanban Ipsum

Starting a project can be hard, especially when you have limited time and other work on your plate. It’s also hard to force yourself to...

Jan 17, 20215 min read

You have eyes but you cannot CSS!

I find it interesting that, even (especially?) when our work focuses on careful planning or a disciplined approach to problem-solving,...

Dec 6, 20202 min read

Hello, World!

One of the rites of passage for anyone learning a programming language is the creation of their first program. For many, the first...

Nov 22, 20204 min read

Fiat LAMP!

I have a confession to make... While I have worked in the Information Technology (IT) field for over twenty years, I am not a web...

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