Isaac Lyman articles - 54 total
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I've spent 10 years building my portfolio. What was it all for?
They tell you if you want to be competitive as a developer, you have to go above and beyond. They...
Solving the CIA Kryptos Code (Part 4)
You can find all the code for this series on GitHub. Kryptos 4 is, I repeat, unsolved. We're very...
Solving the CIA Kryptos Code (Part 3)
You can find all the code for this series on GitHub. Kryptos 3 is going to require more code than...
Solving the CIA Kryptos Code (Part 2)
You can find all the code for this series on GitHub. In the previous post we solved Kryptos 1 and 2....
Solving the CIA Kryptos Code (Part 1)
You can find all the code for this series on GitHub. On the campus of CIA headquarters in Virginia,...
Should more developers be starting software companies?
A software developer has, in theory, the ability to walk into an outhouse with an old laptop and...
My top home software upgrades
I've made some big changes to my personal tech ecosystem over the last few years and discovered some...
The 3D object model of software construction
Software projects are most efficient when, at any given time, each contributor is focused on a...
In defense of learning on company time
Based on my own experience and interactions with many other developers, I'm going on the record with...
Have we reached Peak Programming Languages?
I’m relatively young on the programming scene (I wasn't around when FORTRAN came out or anything) so...
What's something you've changed your mind about?
One of the strongest heuristics for career progress (and personal growth) is how readily you change...
A keyboard is not a list of buttons
Building a better software keyboard
Credit card chips and encryption in plain JavaScript
Your current credit card can be used in four different ways: Typing in the card number. We've been...
Logging in, a thing we all hate
We've all seen this one, right? "As a user, I want to log in to the app." That's a lie. And not...
YAML Pipelines in Azure DevOps: tips and advice
Classic pipelines are out, YAML pipelines are in. Azure DevOps (ADO) has adopted a pipelines-as-code...
Cloud workstations: the future of remote work
Application streaming is one of the emerging technologies I'm most bullish on. So far its full...
Lost AirPods, arrays, and sorting algorithms
The search for the lost AirPod My wife Dylan is a math and physics teacher. Yesterday...
JSPS: A VS Code extension for more powerful codebase searches
Here's what it does and how I made it
How do you sell your SaaS company?
A couple years ago I built a consumer SaaS product (and registered a very simple LLC for it). It's...
Yandex is hosting a webinar for junior devs
May 5 on Youtube
Project and Porfolio Ideas 2020
Free ideas for your next side project
Load testing with JMeter
An introduction
What, in your opinion, is a perfect video game?
Any other video gamers out there? What games do you consider perfect? Mine are: Horizon: Zero...
Cover Reveal! Your First Year in Code
Updates, release date and more
Last call! Be a co-author of the complete guide for junior devs
If you missed my prior post, here it is: Article No Longer Available I'm...
I'm writing a book for junior developers!
Update: Over 80 people have offered their help with this project. Thank you so much, everyone! It...
Objects as Primitives?
I've been mulling over a weird idea for a while now and I want to pitch it for di...