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Free Your Code

Posted on October 5, 2015

Anyone who has written code over the years invariably has a collection of programs, libraries, and snippets that are strewn about a dozen different computers, hard drives, CDs and maybe even a handful of floppies. The origination of this code may have been school projects, experiments, or the ramblings of a coder mind. Whatever the genesis for this code, the reality is that much of it is lurking in the corners of your digital landscape, like dusty cobwebs hoping to catch a midday meal for a long forgotten creator. This code can continue to rot and fade into nothingness. Alternatively, this code can be released from its current form and be free. This is my argument for sharing our old code with the world.…

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Celebrating Life Through Programming Languages

Posted on September 7, 2015

On the eve of my birthday, I realize that for those of us who program, we tend to get excited when we talk about the programming languages we’ve used over the course of our lives. These languages not only make us laugh at times, but they also give us cause to celebrate and make us nostalgic. We can even measure our own existence by the languages we’ve used—like the growth rings of a tree. I think it’s possible to approximate the age of the coder in question by asking them the first language they learned—and the answer can sometimes give clue to the age of the inquisitor. My own personal journey started with Apple Basic, and then Apple Logo, followed by Atari Basic, Atari Logo,…

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