topic: learning
Everything I’ve written on the subject, from the beginning of this version of the site.
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2019
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Dec
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04
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On Remembering Scripture—JOURNAL
Time to stop leaning so hard on search.
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2020
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May
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08
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This Week I Learned #3—JOURNAL
Less reading this week… because more composing.
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Aug
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29
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Can You Recommend a Book on This?—JOURNAL
Probably not, unfortunately. Maybe I can write something up, though?
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Sep
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26
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Things I Was Wrong About: Types —JOURNAL
Because it would do us all good to be a little more honest about where we’ve changed our minds or simply been mistaken.
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2021
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Feb
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01
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I Am Not An Original Thinker—JOURNAL
And it turns out that’s actually totally fine.
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13
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A Useful Approach to Problem-Solving—JOURNAL
(It’s useful to me, at least.)
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Mar
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13
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Introducing “Heuristics for Good Software Design”—JOURNAL
A series of posts in which I explain how I think about effective software design.
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Jun
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01
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Miscellaneous Updates—JOURNAL
Or: it has been months since I wrote anything, so I’m scratching that itch.
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Oct
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31
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Anki and Spaced Repetition—JOURNAL
Notes on working with a new system, 5½ months along.
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Nov
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15
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Ember.js Template Imports: Part 6 —JOURNAL
Given the tradeoffs in the space, what is the best set of compromises we can make?
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18
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Reading “A Functional Programming Language with Versions”—LIBRARY
The first academic research I’m aware of which actually takes Semantic Versioning seriously!
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Dec
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12
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Small, Non-Trivial Projects for Learning—JOURNAL
For learning effectively, nothing is better than a real project which gives you a place to experiment and play.
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30
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2022
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Nov
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08
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Writing Down What I Do—In Obsidian—JOURNAL
An update on my years-long habit, with a new tool.
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Dec
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05
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Journaling—JOURNAL
But in a very specific way.
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06
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Journaling, One Day Along—JOURNAL
A progress report: It had the desired effect. I like it!
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2023
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Jan
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01
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2022 in Review: Professional —JOURNAL
My fourth year at LinkedIn: odd, and challenging—with some failures!—but not bad.
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Aug
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05
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Stay Curious About Your Tools—JOURNAL
I have lately enjoyed digging further into Unix and macOS fundamentals—and it has reminded me to stay curious about my tools!
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Dec
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2024
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Feb
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11
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Gut Feelings—JOURNAL
Introspection only gets you so far.
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Mar
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12
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You Have to Type It Out—JOURNAL
A note on how learning works (in my experience, anyway).
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Oct
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10
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Programming Language Learning: A Rant—JOURNAL
Or, what makes programming language learning materials so hard to do really well.
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That’s it for this topic… but there are many, many more!