Musings Non-Technical A Rant on the Occasional Inhumanity of Tech A cell phone causes me more pain. by Matthew Jones
The Catch Block Musings The Catch Block #101 - On Feeling Stuck I'm feeling pretty stuck with my team's current application, and am wondering what to do about it. Plus: pattern matching; unit tests; "Being Agile"; and better breadcrumbs. by Matthew Jones
The Catch Block Musings The Catch Block #100 - Ridiculous Tech Interviewing Stories Bluffing your way into a programming job tends to not go well. Plus: pub/sub, functors, monads, reasons why projects fail, and more! by Matthew Jones
The Catch Block Musings The Catch Block #97 - The Old, Familiar Comments Trap Comments tell you why. Plus: Finite State Machines, eventual consistency, and cancelling async calls. by Matthew Jones
The Catch Block Musings The Catch Block #93 - Separation, Cancer, and Guilt A personal post with some heavy topics. Content warning: cancer, guilt, and death. by Matthew Jones
The Catch Block Musings The Catch Block #83 - Hubris, the Old Friend A close encounter with a dangerous person, who is also me. Plus: weak force, Blazor refactoring, and the jungle of .NET decompilers. by Matthew Jones
The Catch Block Musings Visual Studio The Catch Block #79 - On Progress and Smart Switches Progress is slow, sometimes. Plus VS 2022 release date, new Blazor features, the 10x programmer myth, and readability. by Matthew Jones