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Object Oriented isn't Good

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Object Oriented Programming isn’t Good

Object Oriented Programming (OOP) adds more complexity and doesn’t help in making good software, instead:

OOP asserts a working model
OOP is popular
OOP is non-falsifiable

And this means it’s less of a tool and more of a style. Styles are cultural and serve different purposes than pure efficiency or producing quality. This style of OOP imitates consistency, but nothing more.

Stack Overflow Cannot Format an Ordered List

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Stackoverflow has sucked for a while

It was great when it came out: it filled the niche that was weirdly difficult to fill on the web.

“What’s the right answer to this question?”

Things changed, and by June 29, 2020 Stackoverflow wasn’t really the same, and resorted to pumping out blogspam that no one reads (as opposed to my “nonspam” that no one reads. “Artisanal nothing”)

You see, they can no longer format numbered lists: we forgot how to count past 1, and use the default features of HTML

Git Cheatsheet

Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Git Cheatsheet

This is a cheatsheet for Windows users using the bash git terminal.

Most of these commands assume that you are using the git bash terminal and are set up with SSH / auth already working

Always Budget To Do It Wrong

Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Always Budget to Do it Wrong

Why is there always budget to do it wrong, but never to fix it?

The shortest possible answer I have is: money. The second is: aggressive strategies are usually better than reactive strategies.

How Do I Copy from GitLab (or GitHub)

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How Do I Download from GitLab

You want to use the clone command, so git clone it.

Why the Rust Hype?

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Why Rust for Non-Programmers

If you are not a programmer, why should you care about Rust?

short answer: it doesn’t matter to you.

If you are a programmer, you should already be aware of the reasons, but if you’re not a programmer and curious, are you just out of luck?

No, for I have an analogy

Parameter Arrays Are Bad Abstractions

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Parameter Arrays are Bad Abstractions

Don’t set a bunch of data in a row like [1, "new", False] and just to pass it to a function and expect it to behave well.

If you’ve ever had to set or unset a bunch of parameters sequentially you’ve probably been tempted to jam it into an array and call it done. Avoiding the dreaded parameter list is noble, but consider that what you are about to do is a terrible idea.

The Perils of Local Maxima

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Stuck on a Mountain

If you’ve practiced something for a long time, you may find yourself in a rut. Technically proficient though you may be, you have not reached your full potential.

You have been here for a while now, but do not worry: there are ways to escape the island you are on.

Setting up a Godot CI/CD server

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Setting up a Godot CI/CD Server

I’ve been trying out the Godot game engine, and I’m starting to really like it: Godot is pretty intuitive, it natively supports and sets up git, it’s not too hard to understand the core principles, and a growing group of creators is using it to create stuff and sharing their work.

Godot doesn’t exactly line up with how I like to do things, but usually it’s not difficult to learn.

So I decided to automate my builds!

Beware the Daddy

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Do not use GoDaddy

GoDaddy is a bad domain provider: they’ll lock you in and you can’t get out.

Villains Should Make Sense

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Villains Should Make Sense

Some of my favorite evil doers have good motives; the most threatening thing about them isn’t that they’re powerhouses, or that they’re destructive, or they’re in charge of an evil empire. The most threatening thing about them is often that they could be right, and you might be just like them.

How to do Goals

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

How to Goals

It’s almost the new year, so that means you’re obligated to create a “New Year’s Resolution” and then dump it in the first month. I’m here to show you pitfalls in goal setting, and hopefully set you straight.

Focus on what you want to achieve, and it will happen.

I’ll rehash the SMART Goal system, and show few tricks to reorient your goals to make them more effective for growth.

Anti Curiosity

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Curiosity Killed the Cat

When was the last time you really asked about something you didn’t know. When was the last time you looked at a new programming language, book series, or somewhere you hadn’t been before. When was the last time you actually ventured beyond your bounds because you wanted to know what was out there?

Custom Keyboards: the Wren

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Keyboards, The Bottleneck to the Digital World

Keyboards are the bottleneck to getting things done, communicating, and existing effectively in the modern world. Having a good keyboard that lets you type well and effectively is paramount. The Wren is a standout keyboard in a crowded market - and it’s open source!

Self Help Must Be Long

Sun, 29 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Be Brief and To The Point

Self-help books are comically verbose, and usually unhelpful. They’re not badly written so to speak, but if they were maximally helpful they would be shorter, and more direct.