The Exorcism of Regular Expressions
In all of my years programming I have never run into a demon more powerful and scary than the regular expression. I still cringe every time I run into one of these beasts in code. ...
FreeNode#RubyonRails, an open community, or a fraud?
The question is simple, Is the IRC channel #RubyOnRails on freenode IRC an Official, and open community, for rails developers? I thought it was but then a strange thing happened. I was almost laughed out ...
Web development programming language reviews
I have been programming for 30 years and I have never seen such a division in programming languages. New tools have made it much easier to create new programming languages which I suspect is a ...
Data relationships create information
"Those who can do, and those who can't teach" There is an infinite amount of data but to turn that data into information the data needs context. Context is created by defining the relationships between data. ...
Burned out
Apparently there is a limit to how much the mind can handle. After working for (company x) for two years, and being given virtually impossible, and paradoxical tasks near the end, by their IT head ...
Modern Alchemy
This world has enough scientists but few real alchemists. The scientist applies known mathematical rules and physical properties to extract information. The alchemist, driven by some unseen force, seeks to break the rules and create ...