Recent Writings
Farewell to Michael Ryabushkin
In early May of 2025 Michael Ryabushkin (aka Goodwill) passed away. He was a great friend and an even better person. I will miss him dearly.
Exploring flexicache
An exploration of using flexicache for caching in Python.
700
Thoughts at article 700 on writing hundreds of articles over the years.
Using pyinstrument to profile FastHTML apps
Quick instructions for a drop-in FastHTML middleware for identifying performance bottlenecks in FastHTML apps
TIL (Today I learned)
Removing exif geodata from media
HTML 404 errors for FastAPI
Exception.add_note
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Reverse Square Knot
Pipe operator for merging dictionaries
webbrowser library
Popular Writings
The Thirty Minute Rule
What to do when you get stuck on a coding issue for more than 30 minutes.
What's the Best Thing about Working for Octopus Energy?
An in-depth discussion about my employment at Octopus Energy.
Code, Code, Code
I'm often asked by new programmers how they can forge a path into using their skills professionally. Or how they can get better at writing software. In this article I share the secret master-level method to improvement.
I Married Audrey Roy
The story of one of the best days of my life.