Omphaloskepsis

Expectation vs Reality: My First 1.5 Years of Professional Programming

Published: November 29, 2015

I have been a professional developer for over a year and a half now. About a year ago, my friend and mentor, John Kary, asked me how the job measured up to my expectations. I replied, honestly, that my expectations were met. However, I hadn't given it much thought since I was busy trying to learn so many new things.…

My Year of Code

Published: November 13, 2015

2015 was my year to really dive into PHP. Up until this year, PHP was hobby language for me -- much as Python, Haskell, C++, Dart, JavaScript, and Java have been hobby languages. Granted, last year I finally took a job where PHP is where I spend half of my time. This year, I took up intensive study of PHP.…