We’ve all seen the ads: “Must be passionate about coding.” “We’re passionate about our craft.” “Why are you passionate about applying to this job?” What does it mean to be passionate about programming? And is it really desirable? I picture […]
In the short-lived but mostly entertaining Aaron Sorkin TV Show The Newsroom, there’s a scene where the station manager explains how the team was able to do a good job reporting the news. “You know how?” he says, “We just […]
It’s interesting to note that as the trend in programming languages is towards more static, stricter typing and away from dynamic loosey-goosey types, the trend in data interchange has gone the other way. Back in the day we had XML, […]
I am proud to announce the new incarnation of my consulting business. After ten years running Chicken Wing Software, I decided it was time for a reboot. I bring with me my years of experience creating solid, dependable software, custom […]
