Why I teach
COLEVANS Dear reader, I am a selfish person. I do not generally like to share my time with anyone and…
My JetBrains IDE shortcuts
AKRABAT In the JetBrains IDEs, the “Default for macOS” keymap isn’t doesn’t feel very Mac-like to me, especially for keyboard…
Dark and light mode blog images with MarsEdit
AKRABAT As dark mode is more popular than ever now that the iPhone supports it, I’ve been working out how…
Great writers read…a lot
COLEVANS Dear Reader, Have you ever watched one of those movies where a software developer (usually called a hacker) is…
Cannot find zlib headers on macOS 10.15 Catalina
AKRABAT My new MacBook Pro 16″ comes with Catalina and while setting up Python to develop rst2pdf, I discovered that…
You will fail
COLEVANS Dear Reader, It has come out recently that while packing up to leave the White House, the previous administration’s …
I wanna be like my Roomba
COLEVANS Dear Reader, I wanna be like my Roomba. My Roomba kicks off every morning at 8:00 Am ET sharp…
Changing an SQL Server primary key in Doctrine Migrations
AKRABAT I recently came across a rather weird quirk when trying to change a primary key in Sql Server using…
First steps with Windows on Vagrant
AKRABAT One thing that would be useful for one of my projects is an easy way to install IIS, PHP…
It’s OK to walk away
COLEVANS Dear Reader, In teaching a student recently, I was pulled aside and told “This is not fun, I don’t…