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Deploy with ‘Git Push’ 5 Nov 2012 | 12:08 pm
Single command deploys are awesome. When setting up a testing or production server, I always setup a script to deploy in a single command because it makes life easier and encourages frequent deploys. ...
How to Setup a Linux, Nginx, uWSGI, Python, Django Server 26 Jul 2012 | 05:45 am
This is a tutorial for setting up a Linux, Nginx, uWSGI, Python, Django server with a PostgreSQL database. This is the easy, straightforward approach to server setup and deployment. The intended audie...
Dear Python, Why Are You So Ugly? 27 Apr 2012 | 12:04 am
Dear Python, something has been bothering me for a while. Its just that, well, ummm…you’re kind of ugly. Look, you are beautiful inside: Python is a beautiful language and the Python community is open...
Startup Sheep Vs. Non-Startup Goats (Or Transitioning From Coder to Founder) 30 Mar 2012 | 12:23 am
There is some famous research, by Saeed Dehnadi and Richard Bornat, about “programming sheep and non-programming goats.” The gist is that educators find that there are two populations of students, tho...
Launch Faster – The Tools To Do It Without Looking Like a Fool 28 Mar 2012 | 03:35 am
Launching is only trivial if: 1) you have done it tons of times and already have a standard toolchain or 2) you don’t care about user experience, conversion optimization, design, or looking like a foo...
Be a Paranoid Pessimistic Programmer 22 Nov 2011 | 08:04 pm
We aren’t copy writers or social media experts; we’re programmers. We need to constantly foresee and prevent problems before they happen. Cultivating a healthy paranoia and a heavily pessimistic attit...
What Is This Cloud Thing Anyway? 22 Aug 2011 | 07:42 am
Cloud computing is the most poorly-defined, over-hyped technology that has hit the tech sector for a long time. The technology behind cloud computing isn’t particularly new or innovative, and the hype...
How To Use Source Control Effectively 1 Jul 2011 | 01:58 am
There are a number of great version control[1] systems out there; the most important thing is to pick one and learn to use it effectively. No matter which source control system you decide to use, ther...
Ruby on Rails Cloud Hosting Reviews 18 Jun 2011 | 03:57 am
Cloud platforms are extremely useful when launching a minimum viable product because most of the system administration is handled by the hosting provider, while reserving the option to scale up later ...
The Ergonomic Keyboard Productivity Myth 16 Apr 2011 | 03:45 am
Keyboard manufacturers would have you believe that ergonomic keyboards increase worker productivity, reduce injuries, and increase typing speed, but the real benefits are murky. The body of research o...
