Alec DuBois

Alec DuBois @afteralec

About: Pretty sure that software engineers are just writing poetry for computers.

Location:
Bellingham, WA
Joined:
Aug 11, 2020

Alec DuBois
articles - 6 total

Algorithm Toolkit #1: Modulo

Welcome to the part of this blog where I write about things I either: A) Wish I had known when I sta...

Learn More 7 0Dec 4 '20

How Programming Changes the Way You Think

Programming changes the way you think. Let me qualify that: programming has changed the way I think...

Learn More 7 0Oct 23 '20

N + What? (Or: a brief introduction to n + 1 queries and how to avoid them)

Heads up: this is an extremely simplified introduction written for the perfect beginner. For more on...

Learn More 10 0Sep 29 '20

Git Branches in Five Minutes

Let's talk about branches. We've touched on these very briefly in previous posts in this series, but...

Learn More 24 0Sep 8 '20

A (Very) Simple Git Workflow

This is a quick on-the-court example of what a (very!) simple Git workflow might look like for two pe...

Learn More 54 2Aug 24 '20

Creating a New Git Repository for the Absolute Beginner

Exactly what it says on the tin. Here's a walk-through for starting a new Git repository locally usin...

Learn More 13 1Aug 12 '20