I developed and deployed my first Ruby on Rails app the other day. The result can be found at https://huddlesync.com. I have experience in other MVC frameworks (i.e. Laravel), but very little to none in RoR prior to this. I deployed the application on both Heroku and Fly.io. Although Heroku ended up being slightly easier … Continue reading HuddleSync – a coordination app in Ruby on Rails
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FPiS – Functional Data Structures and Pattern Matching
Overview I went to Wisconsin to visit family a couple weeks ago, and I came home with a bad cold that went down into my chest. Because of that, and because Chapter 3 of Functional Programming in Scala is packed with lots of exercises, it has taken me awhile to get through. In this chapter the … Continue reading FPiS – Functional Data Structures and Pattern Matching
FPiS – Tail Recursion and Higher-Order-Functions
Overview Chapter 2 of Functional Programming in Scala starts by giving some basic syntax and understanding of the Scala language. Since my main focus in studying this book is to sharpen my ability to think functionally, I will not write much about Scala here. This chapter also covered Tail Recursion and Higher-Order Functions. Tail Recursion I remember … Continue reading FPiS – Tail Recursion and Higher-Order-Functions
FPiS – Referential Transparency
Overview I am beginning to work through the book Functional Programming in Scala by Paul Chiusano and Runar Bjarnason. Previously I made it through the first 4 or 5 chapters when I had an account with Safari. I no longer have an account with Safari that can I access on my personal computer. So, recently I … Continue reading FPiS – Referential Transparency
Tree vs Code Monkey
An ash tree in our backyard has been slowly dying over the last couple years due to the invasive Emerald Ash Borer. I have slowly been cutting some of the limbs off. But the last two weekends I took on the task of bringing down the tree and disposing of it. This is no small … Continue reading Tree vs Code Monkey
Bill The Conqueror 