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For Those Who Came in Late

My personal journey from mechanical engineering to software development. From being kicked out of school and struggling at factory jobs to teaching myself Python and building a career in tech.

A Weekend With PostgreSQL

Live-streaming a deep dive through PostgreSQL documentation. Reading through the complete PostgreSQL docs over a weekend to explore one of the best-documented OSS projects.

TIL: Gooey and Python Fire for Quick GUIs and CLIs

Today I learned about Gooey for turning Python CLI programs into GUI applications and Python Fire for automatically generating command line interfaces from any Python object.

TIL: 2ality - Dr. Axel Rauschmayer's JavaScript Blog

Today I learned about 2ality, an excellent JavaScript and ECMAScript blog by Dr. Axel Rauschmayer covering modern JavaScript features and best practices.

TIL: MassDNS - High-Performance Bulk DNS Lookups

Today I learned about MassDNS, a high-performance DNS stub resolver designed for bulk lookups and reconnaissance, useful for subdomain enumeration and DNS analysis.

TIL: Matomo Analytics, Google Tech Writing, Memory Programming, and NES TV Signals

Today I learned about Matomo as a privacy-focused Google Analytics alternative, Google's technical writing courses, low-level memory programming concepts, and why the NES acts like a TV station.

TIL: MontyDB - MongoDB Implemented in Python

Today I learned about MontyDB, a pure Python implementation of MongoDB that can run in-memory or with file storage, perfect for testing and lightweight applications.

Returning to the Craft of Programming

Getting back into side projects and learning after a break. Setting up Raspberry Pi clusters, learning new technologies, and planning future technical explorations.

TIL: CPUFetch, OneFetch, and Learn CSS

Today I learned about CPUFetch for displaying CPU architecture info, OneFetch for beautiful Git repository summaries, and Google's comprehensive CSS learning resource.

TIL: DNS Performance Testing and Pi-hole with Unbound

Today I learned about DNS performance testing tools and troubleshooting Pi-hole performance issues with Unbound recursive DNS server.