20 March 2022

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Meld

Meld is a visual diff and merge tool targeted at developers. Meld helps you compare files, directories, and version controlled projects. It provides two- and three-way comparison of both files and directories, and has support for many popular versi…

This was the first step in the interview process at Canonical

I’m speculating, of course, based on my own experiences, but I see this email as more of a request for the applicant to talk about themselves and their experiences, with the list of questions as suggestions for what to talk about (and so, they really should be…

How I Made The #1 Slender Game In 8th Grade

On stream the other day I was asked if I played "horror games" - this was my response.This is the story/overview of the first game that I ever made back in 2...

This was the first step in the interview process at Canonical

I’m speculating, of course, based on my own experiences, but I see this email as more of a request for the applicant to talk about themselves and their experiences, with the list of questions as suggestions for what to talk about (and so, they really should be…

C# Source Generators - Write Code that Writes Code

With C# 9 there is finally an officially supported mechanism for generating source code into your .NET projects as part of the compiler pipeline. Lets run th...

Misinformation, Scams, and help

It's a scary time right now, misinformation is rampant. Be cautious, you may unwittingly spread it to those who trust you. Scams are part of the game too, though there are ways you can help.

Inlined images in Next.js

The slowest part of loading a web page is almost always user network. If you have small images like an app logo that you don't ...

My most impactful code

Asked for my most impactful code contribution, I discuss a small change that had short and long-lasting impact, far beyond what I originally intended.

Smart Home components 🏠

I have tried a bunch of different Smart Home products over the last few years and figured I would give an overview of which ones I liked, which ones I disliked, and how I would go about selecting good Smart Home products to buy.