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By day, I'm a product manager serving a group of fantastic engineers at Square.
By night, I fight crime and solve mysteries with a robot pal of my own creation.
By midday, I like a snack, generally a cookie.
Part of this biography isn't true (hint, I like cookies and engineering, I don't own a robot)
Author Archives: Chris Heisel
Python Slithers into Systems
Python Slithers into Systems Snakes (Python) on a Plane! (Systems Software)
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Installing MySQL5 with DarwinPorts
Installing MySQL5 with DarwinPorts I just ran into this, but in my case it was 5.0.37, which wasn’t on the server, but 5.0.33 was. Also I edited /opt/local/var/db/dports/sources/rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dports/databases/mysql5/Portfile to correct.
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Seven steps to remarkable customer service – Joel on Software
Seven steps to remarkable customer service – Joel on Software If only more companies took this advice…
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Choosing a Python JSON Translator
Choosing a Python JSON Translator Not surprisingly the C-based JSON code is fastest, but least liberal. I like the idea of "try"ing with it, and if you get a decode exception, pass it off to a slower/more liberal parser.
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Two takes on agile development worth discussing
Over at Code Craft Kevin is arguing that agile methodologies make for more code, rather than less. It’s an interesting idea — that the waterfall model introduces some sort of Darwin-esque survival of the fittest trials that only worthy features/products … Continue reading
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