Published in Better Programming

·Apr 6, 2021

Farewell, Better Programming

I’ll be moving on from my editor position but don’t worry, BP is still in great hands — Hey everyone, I wanted to post a short note saying goodbye as I’m moving on from my post as the editor of Better Programming. As you may be aware, my wife and I welcomed a daughter in late January and Anupam Chugh took over as the interim editor while I…

Programming

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Mar 20, 2021

Thoughts on the Needle in My Shoulder

Or how this could have been so much worse under Donald Trump — Yesterday I got the first of two doses of the COVID vaccine. Pfizer, if you must know. I got my vaccine the same place I went to my junior prom, which is a weird place for two big-ish life events to both happen. As the needle stuck out of my…

Covid 19

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Published in Better Programming

·Jan 15, 2021

The Best of Better Programming (January 9–15, 2021)

The best things we published this week — Hey everyone, This is going to be my last newsletter for a few weeks as I’ll be taking paternity leave Monday to spend some time with our new forthcoming family member! Fear not, dear reader, you’re in great hands. This week I wrote an introduction post to our interim editor…

Programming

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Published in Better Programming

·Jan 13, 2021

Introducing Our Interim Editor: Anupam Chugh

I’ll be taking some time off to welcome a new family member — Hey everyone, I wanted to share some exciting news and a change for the next few weeks on Better Programming. My wife and I are expecting our first child very soon so I’ll be taking paternity leave starting Monday, January 18th. Long-time Better Programming contributor Anupam Chugh will be taking my place, managing the day-to-day editorial duties, and making sure that we continue to publish great content!

Programming

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Introducing Our Interim Editor: Anupam Chugh

I’ll be taking some time off to welcome a new family member

Hey everyone,

I wanted to share some exciting news and a change for the next few weeks on Better Programming. My wife and I are expecting our first child very soon so I’ll be taking paternity leave starting Monday, January 18th.

Long-time Better Programming contributor Anupam Chugh will be taking my place, managing the day-to-day editorial duties, and making sure that we continue to publish great content!

From your perspective as a reader, not much should change. Just sharing some exciting news all around.

Please give Anupam a big welcome!

Thanks,
Zack Shapiro
Editor of Better Programming

Published in Better Programming

·Jan 8, 2021

The Best of Better Programming (December 21, 2020–January 8, 2021)

The best things we published to end 2020 and begin the new year! — Hey everyone, happy new year! We hope you had some relaxing time to end the year, maybe a few nice 4-day weekends spent exactly how you planned to. …

Programming

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Published in Better Programming

·Dec 31, 2020

Begin Where You Are, You Have Everything You Need

A message to myself for 2021 — Some things happen gradually, then suddenly. Taking in information and advice is one of those things. You can hit a saturation point and then you can just keep going. Research turns into reading about best practices and absolute shoulds or should-nots…which turns into more research and never sketching, never prototyping…

Programming

1 min read

Begin Where You Are, You Have Everything You Need

A message to myself for 2021

Some things happen gradually, then suddenly. Taking in information and advice is one of those things. You can hit a saturation point and then you can just keep going.

Research turns into reading about best practices and absolute shoulds or should-nots…which turns into more research and never sketching, never prototyping…

Published in Better Programming

·Dec 18, 2020

The Best of Better Programming (December 12–18, 2020)

The best things we published this week — Hey everyone! Happy Holidays! 50 weeks down this year. The last full work week before Christmas and New Years for many. …

Programming

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Published in Better Programming

·Dec 12, 2020

The Best of Better Programming (December 5–11, 2020)

My favorite articles that we published this week — Hey everyone, I hope you had a good week. We’re trying something a little different on our newsletter this week. These are a combination of the best-performing articles this week and a few of my personal favorites sprinkled in. …

Programming

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Published in Better Programming

·Dec 4, 2020

The Best of Better Programming (November 28–December 4, 2020)

Our most-read articles this week! — Hi everyone, I hope your week was full of deep work, not too many meetings, and hopefully not doing too much tech support for your family post-Thanksgiving 😃 Our most-read articles this week are a veritable treasure trove of learning, lessons, and resources so let’s dive right in: 4 Python…

Programming

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Published in Better Programming

·Nov 27, 2020

The Best of Better Programming (November 21–27, 2020)

Our most-read articles this week! — Hey everyone, I hope you had a nice week. This week was Thanksgiving here in the US. I took some time off yesterday to relax and have a Zoom Thanksgiving dinner with my family from around the country. We’ve got some great stories for you this week so without further…

Programming

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