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Small Town, Strong Voice

Some authors grow on you. Others resonate with a clang right away. Michael Perry turns out to be of the second variety for me, hooking me hard with Population: 485.
I got it from the library just hoping it would be a reasonable book to read while traveling, but a page or two in to it […]

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Craftsmanship Geeks

I think most people have a pretty good image of what “craftsmanship” connotes: skill, care, attention to detail, and beautiful results, usually from someone like a cabinet maker or a violin maker. But it’s encouraging to see the same ideas being used to try setting a similar path for professional development in programming. The idea […]

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