Category Archives: General

In my continuing quest to expand my knowledge of all things Computer Science, I stumbled across the Generator topic on Wikipedia. I ended up here after reading an excerpt from Python Cookbook. The Wikipedia article describes a generator as something … Continue reading →

It’s not too late to sign up for Facebook Developer Garage Dallas. The event is being held at SMU on Tuesday, November 13 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Dave Morin, Senior Platform Manager at Facebook will be speaking in … Continue reading →

I attended my first meeting of the Dallas Ruby Brigade last night. It was a lot of fun. Adam Keys and Geoffrey Dagley did a little ping-pong pair programming. They worked on the Credit Card Problem on Ruby Quiz. It’s … Continue reading →

As I mentioned yesterday, I’m starting to work my way through the Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs. Here are a few links that should help you get started if you’d like to follow in my footsteps. First, you should … Continue reading →

I’m a big fan of the social bookmarking site reddit.com. Basically anyone can submit a link and then everyone votes on it to decide if it’s actually worth reading or not. Good links move up and bad links just go … Continue reading →

So, you think you know a lot about programming? I’ve been writing code since my senior year in high school. That’s 14 years. I’ve written code in more languages than I care to remember – C, C++, Assembly, Pascal, COBOL, … Continue reading →

I was all set to write an entry about NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month. I’ve been following the site for a couple years now wishing I had time to participate. A few months ago I decided I was finally … Continue reading →

I wrote about this around a year and a half ago, but I guess it’s time I revisited it (see Isn’t Everybody a Geek?). The other day I was talking to Paige about some of the things I’ve been working … Continue reading →

Today is the first ever Blog Action Day. Thousands of bloggers from all over the world are helping out by writing about their choice of environmental issues. It’s so easy these days to lower your energy consumption, and your electric … Continue reading →

And since you’re reading this, so did you. One of my favorite things about working for the school district is interacting with the students. I think it keeps me young. Last weekend we took a trip to Denison for BEST … Continue reading →