It started with a bang

March 16, 2021

In the first post of this series, I reflected on my experiences when my father brought home our first computer. The discovery of QBasic on that computer lead to my first insight. This should come as no surprise, but it also started my programming j...

You're not alone

March 13, 2021

In my experience, one of the hardest things for new programmers to understand is the consequences of the fact that they are not the only ones working on a project. Of course, they understand that there are other team members, but the full impact can ...

In the beginning

March 12, 2021

When I was a child, I had difficulty writing. I mean physically writing. My handwriting was terrible, and I went to PT and OT for years. Because of this, I had increased access to that wonderful new device, the personal computer. At this time, my sch...