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Deryck Hodge

Weekend Plans

It was a wild week in the media and entertainment industry, so I’m grateful for the weekend. Here’s a few of the things I’ve planned to help unwind. Reading * The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley. Cannot put this down or say enough good things about how

Being Present When We Live in the Future

Technology is all around us. It feels unavoidable and inevitable. Writing is the cure.

Jmail: Epstein Emails as Gmail Clone

This is one of those things that's just better as a web site. You really get a unique perspective on these emails reading them as, well, emails.

Good engineering as a way into AI coding tools

A blog post lead me down extreme programming's memory lane. It's actually a good way to think about AI coding tools.

Writing whenever and wherever I can

For a long time, I’ve let the ideal of the perfect writer’s life keep me from writing. Waiting on inspiration, a quiet room, or the perfect lighting. It has never worked out like that, which means I never find time to write. I’ve stopped doing that. I’

Go read the new Batman comic series

My two favorite comics currently feature Batman. Absolute Batman has been getting all the attention this year, but the flagship Batman comic recently relaunched with a new #1 and creative team. Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez are killing it on this comic. If you like Batman you should go read

It's just a blog, and that's ok

I haven't called this site a blog in a while. I usually say "my site" or "my personal site." It feels liberating to just call it what it is, a blog. I like blogging. In fact, it's largely responsible for how I

Reframing Debates About Programming Languages

I recently had to go through choosing a programming language for a project at work, so this piece from Steve Francia on Why Engineers Can't Be Rational About Programming Languages resonated: In every language discussion, two conversations are happening simultaneously. We all know this intuitively if not explicitly.

The Human and the Technical

I wrote a small thing on LinkedIn yesterday about the differences in media and tech companies, based on my experience of working for various large companies. I wrote: Tech companies tend to focus on process, data, and engineering practice. Media companies focus on the humans driving the technology. Great software

AI Tools and the Craft of Coding

I found this post The Programmer Identity Crisis on Mastodon via a boost by David Beazley of Andrii Mishkovskyi’s post. I agree with Andrii, this really is a beautifully written piece, but I do, however, think I have something to add. So let me try. Here’s the crux