Links For You (1/11/25)

I was struggling to get some real, productive work done (I just got back from a trip in Europe) and I thought I'd tackle something that's been in my queue for a little while now. This is, yet again, one of my "bad ideas" that you should probably not ever use in production, but it was fun, it made me happy, and you get to see the kind of silliness...

Hey folks! One of the things I promised to do better with the Code Break show was scheduling. With that being said, I'm here to announce the next event and I've got about 4 already on the calendar after that. Hopefully this year I can get a bit more consistent with schedule. That being said, we'll see. Life is crazy at times. ;)Ok, with that out...

As part of my efforts to improve my Python knowledge, I've been looking at the Flask framework for a way to build Python-backed web apps. I've only been looking at it for a short time, but I'm really impressed with how simple it is. In some ways, it reminds me a lot of when I first saw Express. Before that, I wasn't sure I was going to like...

As the "Great Social Network Wars" carry on (my term, not anyone else), I'm finding myself more and more enjoying Bluesky. I do more posting on Mastodon, but Bluesky reminds me a lot more of early Twitter. Threads is... ok, but has felt too corporate. I can't even remember the last time I checked it. Earlier this week, I was poking around the...

For a while now I've had a tradition here where I end my "blog year" with a wrap up post looking back at how the year went and figuring out what I want for the upcoming year. This is, honestly, a post just for myself, but as usual, I'm always open to what people think, so feel free to leave me a comment below.Career and ConferencesThis year...