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Embracing Large Frameworks

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The stringified thoughts of two software engineers. I have always been wary of frameworks such as Spring and Guice. These two products transform the Java development process, giving developers a vast library of tools to simplify the development process and greatly reduce the amount of code written. At first glance it seems too good to be true. In this post I will focus mostly on Spring since I have the most experience with this project, however Guice has many similar features. My application may not run ...

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Git Flow and Jenkins – Part 2

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The stringified thoughts of two software engineers. Git Flow and Jenkins – Part 2. I recently received an email asking for more details about my previous post. About Git flow and how we are using it with Jenkins for continuous delivery. Since writing that post there have been a few major changes in the process so I decided to answer the request with an updated post that goes into a few more details. Blue jobs are unique to the project, red ones can be shared. Using this method we can greatly reduce both ...

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Is Functional Programming Just Simpler?

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The stringified thoughts of two software engineers. Is Functional Programming Just Simpler? So I have been learning functional programming for the last couple of months as time permits. I have spent some time writing Clojure, I’ve read The Little Schemer. And I am starting to listen to talks from Rick Hickey. But I am starting to wonder, what is the real claim to fame of functional programming, and is it legitimate? Tony Grosinger graduated from the University of Washington Information School in 2013&#46...

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A Hackathon in Clojure

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The stringified thoughts of two software engineers. A Hackathon in Clojure. A few weeks ago I completed the Spring 2014 – Seattle AngelHack. This year myself, Spencer Thomas. Arrived prepared with not only an idea, but a full plan of what we wanted to create. My job was creating a backend server for the project which managed the users and their file uploads. A Bit of Background. If you are reading this post shortly after publication there is a good chance http:/ dotdeploy.works. So there was plenty of qu...

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The Road to Game Development

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The stringified thoughts of two software engineers. The Road to Game Development. Since then I have had trouble getting back into game development. As it turns out, creating a game from scratch is a bit harder than modifying an existing game. Over the last few months however, I have finally rekindled my interest in this field and have started teaching myself the tools of the trade. I have been re-learning linear algebra and for the first time learning C . I still have a long way to go.

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ListView with Headers on Android

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The stringified thoughts of two software engineers. ListView with Headers on Android. I was recently having a hard time showing two ListViews in an Android fragment separated by headers. I thought I would share my solution since it seems to have worked out rather well. I first tried creating four items in a RelativeLayout. ListView for all items under Heading1. ListView for all items under Heading2. While Android technically allows nested scrollable items, it is frowned upon. And of course create one mor...

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Voice Programming Update

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The stringified thoughts of two software engineers. Back in October I wrote a blog post for ExtraHop. About my experiences with programming by voice. If you have not read it yet, please take a couple of minutes to do so now. In that blog post I explain how I started programming by voice and my progression to using it nearly 100% of the time at work. Fast-forward to today, about 3 months later. I have become more comfortable with the setup, improved a bit, and learned a lot. Speech Recognition is Hard.

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Is Stateless Code Possible?

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The stringified thoughts of two software engineers. Is Stateless Code Possible? First of all, I must warn that this blog post is going to raise more questions than it answers. If you are looking for the magic bullet of stateless, massively parallelizable code, I unfortunately must confess I do not have the answer. Okay, with that out-of-the-way, where is this post coming from? Well I just finished reading Out of the Tar Pit. Can I even write something useful without any state? The Drawbacks of State.

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A Better Recipe

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The stringified thoughts of two software engineers. I have always had trouble with recipes. The instructions are always located at the bottom well after the full list of ingredients is displayed. So guess what happens… yup, I go down the ingredients list adding each to a big bowl as I go. By the time I read the instructions and learn there was a specific order it is far too late. I have been reading The Little Schemer. And came across a nearly perfect solution that I just had to share. The views expresse...