After watching my few week-old newborn for 7 hours, I was drained. I’m not going to sugarcoat it — I was going through hell as he was fussing, crying, and intermittently sleeping.

I like using Typhoeus for making API calls in Ruby on Rails because the interface is simple. Here’s how I use it.

All the jobs I’ve held as a petroleum engineer came from direct referrals. After I was laid off from my first job, I filled out a boatload of online applications to work at oil and gas companies.

Story time — I saw hundreds of thousands of dollars thrown away on a prematurely acquired software product that was eventually killed off.

I used to be a Windows guy. I had to switch over to Mac for software development. I disliked iOS. It took about a year of installing the right apps and getting used to the Mac.

Bottom Line — Find an online forum for your industry and decide whether the degree is worth your time. You won’t get the whole picture about your industry on a college campus.

I think the advice — the first to give a number loses — doesn’t make sense. Better said — It’s nuanced.

Do not disturb means calls are ignored (except starred contacts). Text messages and alerts are silenced.

This is the advice I’d give to someone trying to learn or brush up on Javascript fundamentals in 2022.

Twelve engineers agreed on a tech stack. Two engineers are fiercely fighting against it. Is the fight worth it?