Lately I have been interviewing people for prospective positions in the company I work for. In the various questions that I and others pose during these interviews one popped up as a prospective Kata. The challenge is really quit simple, “Write a method that would take a int and check if it is a prime... Continue reading →

I’ve always pondered good interactions from other developers. What makes it easy, or not so easy, to work with another developer? Here’s a few of my thoughts on these engineering types. The Uber Ego Engineer. Just be curious and interested in the work if you are or aren’t really well versed in something. The last... Continue reading →

This is my first video screencast. Please bear with me a bit while I blunder through this and a few more. At some point I’m sure I’ll have down a professional glean! 😉 For this Kata Screencast I went with an extremely simple problem statement, which is generally a single step Kata that has multiple... Continue reading →

I had a great conversation the other night while at the Seattle Web Analytics Wednesday (#waw) with Carlos (@inflatemouse) and a dozen others. @inflatemouse brought up the idea that an analytics provider using the cloud, increases or at least possibly increases the risk of security breach to the data. This is, after all a valid... Continue reading →

I am new to Seattle from the “I live here” perspective. I have travelled here and visited more than a few times. The last week or so I have been wandering a bit and checking out various groups such as Web Analytics Wednesday and possibly will check out the Startup Drinks Group in Ballard this... Continue reading →