ArcMex

SEEKING WORK | Lusaka, ZM UTC +2 | REMOTE ONLY

Cybersecurity - SOC, Incident Response, GRC

11 years experience.

[bssgn1272][at][gmail][dot][com]

Books, generally speaking, have changed my life for the better. I curate my reading list and only mindfully read what is beneficial to me.

The more I practiced mindful reading, the better I got at many things (from work, finances, to friendship and marriage).

I can attribute this to what seems pretty obvious - apply what you learn or think deeply about it to understand its meaning to you.

For the last couple of years, I've only had these directories: dev, test and prod.

Whatever I am working on or learning goes in dev, whatever is ready for testing or experimentation goes in test. Everything else goes in prod.

But I have been thinking of expanding on this.

Thanks for sharing the article. I might gain some inspiration.

Gave it the prompt "novel idea" and of course I meant this[0] just to see what would happen. My expectation was that it would seek clarification.

Instead, it proceeded to give me plot twists, genre-bending narratives and premises all based in my country and city.

0 - https://pastebin.com/SX11BZTa

Plausible and gave me a good chuckle.

Thanks.

In my interactions with Marijn, he’s been very responsive. I’m happy to see this release and wish him continued success.

I learned JS from the second edition.

Incredible resource.

SEEKING WORK | Zambia | Remote

Java, Python

$50/day

Sad news. I am grateful for Vim and for Moolenaar. Deepest condolences to family, friends and the community.

I particularly enjoyed this quote

>“The main thing is finding something that you enjoy doing, that preferably doesn’t harm others, and that tests whatever aptitude one has, that tests one’s ingenuity,”

This saddened me. Best of luck, truly.

I maintain physical and digital notes on my coding. Since I review them frequently, I find them helpful. The notes help me track progress or try out new ideas. Sometimes the very acting of writing reinforces my understanding of new and even old concepts. I would recommend most developers keep a journal of some sort and review it regularly.

Location: Zambia, Africa.

Remote: Yes.

Willing to relocate: No.

Technologies: Python, JavaScript, Java, PHP, Elixir, Shell, SQL.

Résumé/CV: (please email me)

Email: bssgn1272[@]gmail[dot]com

I still reference it.

>Are there younger engineers, new to the career, for whom programming is not merely a job but something they can imagine doing in their spare time?

Yes, absolutely!

It sounds like you would find benefit from Linux Mint[0]. I recommend using it for a few days and seeing if it fits your workflow.

0 https://linuxmint.com/

Highly agree on tactile experience. I have Zebra Blen 0.7 and 0.5 for everyday use and they are much better than my BIC pens to me.

I would brush up as I go because the motivation would be this book itself.

  Location: Lusaka, ZM.
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: AWS | Django | React | PostgreSQL | Git | Figma
  LinkedIn: [0]
  Email: danny [at] arcariusmexen [dot] com

8+ years of software engineering and project management experience.

Core ethic - timely and collaborative delivery.

Open to:

- Contract

- Part-time

- Full-time work

Currently working on an open-source project [1] and looking for work.

Project details:

- Invoice and Receipting System

- Django, React and PostgreSQL

- Q2, 2023

[0] https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-mwale-1b8568a9/

[1] https://github.com/DannyMexen/iars-s

Hm, I would not call this 'The Lone Developer Problem' but maybe 'Future Comprehension Anomaly' wherein an author today understand their rationale for a design implementation but months down the line, it is as alien to them as it might be to a completely new set of eyes.

One solution is to leave meaningful comments that explain a thought process or design decision where it counts. This nudges future readers of the code in a direction towards total comprehension of the source.

Before I knew that there was an actual term for it[0], I would get a blank piece of paper, pretend I was an esteemed professor teaching whatever it was I was trying to accomplish. I would "ask my students" questions and "hear their answers". Then I would "guide them to the correct path".

0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging

I have been looking for something like this for a while. So, thanks for sharing.

Dell Optiplex 3020 w/ i5 but running FreeBSD to build prototypes. Runs alright. I have used OpenBSD on a Pentium box for similar projects before and the support was good too. So *BSDs are now among my considerations when it comes to get usage out older machines.

Thank you for sharing!

I recently picked up Starting Point and Turning Point. I would recommend them to anyone interested in learning more about this topic.

Not laid off but I quit my job 7 months ago to start my own company.

Just the admin of setting up and running the day-to-day has taught me a lot.

But the biggest lesson I learned is that I have the capacity to research and implement technologies new to me in relatively short amounts of time to make meaningful impact.

In addition, my confidence has improved and I am more likely to accept challenging work within my domain than ever before.

What I am doing running a small business is not cool in the context of the OP and the discussion, but it's cool to me in the sense that I did something I once feared and stuck with it.

Thanks for sharing, everyone. Really cool projects. Take care.

In my early days, I started with Thonny, IDLE and Mu Editor.

Both i3 and i3-gaps introduced me to TWMs and I remain grateful for the role they played in my productivity.

Thanks, team. Congratulations on the merge. Take care.

> Missing a few days or even longer isn't failing. Refusing to start again is.

Timely. Thank you.

The key is knowing how much preparation is required to start. Personally, I lean more towards “just enough to start”. Then I flesh it out as I go, if I hit a brick wall, then I pause “to prepare” for the next go.

What this does is ensure that I always have enough to get a task done as opposed to overindulging in “preparation” at the cost of real progress.

Good luck, everyone. Wishing you success 2023.

I have an audio-book of this! And a flight next week!