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How Hard Can You Work? 18 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
Lately I've been rereading one of my favorite books of all time: The Passionate Programmer. While every page of this book contains an important lesson, I wanted to write about a particular one today. ...
Building an API Company - A Series 29 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
In this article series, I'm going to show you how to build an API company from the ground up, step-by-step. I'll be covering the entire process (in depth), so if you're a programmer who's always want...
Twenty Five 28 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
Today is my 25th birthday. I promise you I won't bore you with the details of what I'm doing for my birthday, but I did want to spend a few minutes and write about some of the things I've learned in m...
Easy Fuzzy Text Searching With PostgreSQL 12 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
I've been using PostgreSQL for the past few years as my primary database of choice. I figured I'd take a moment to write about one of the coolest features I use on a daily basis, that you may find int...
Fearless 24 May 2013 | 05:00 am
Ever seen a truly fearless person? If so, you're likely one of the few people on earth who have. Truly fearless people are incredibly rare. Having the courage, willpower, and dedication to your goals...
5 AM 22 May 2013 | 05:00 am
All my life, I've been the sort of person that likes to sleep until 2pm, then wake up and do things. For as long as I can remember, I've been more awake and active at night than during the day. Being...
CD 14 May 2013 | 05:00 am
There are certain practices every programmer learns at one point or another, which greatly improve their productivity. All the best productivity hacks for programmers are obvious things (in retrospect...
Some Thoughts on Bitcoin 28 Apr 2013 | 05:00 am
Last month I started actually using bitcoin for the first time. I've used it in the past, but never had any serious interest in the stuff until recently. Since I'm a relatively new bitcoin user (and s...
motivation.io 16 Apr 2013 | 05:00 am
A couple of weeks ago, my friend Alven and I built a small webapp together that I wanted to share with you today: motivation.io. The idea behind motivation.io is simple: when I go workout at the gym ...
High Standards 1 Apr 2013 | 05:00 am
While I'm not one to advocate many personal development hacks, there is one hack that I think everyone dedicated to personal growth and success should know about: have high standards for yourself. Un...
