Principal Engineer, type system nerd, Rust enthusiast, supporter of social justice, loving husband & father, avid comic & manga reader, 日本語を勉強してる。
I’m a Software Architect with more than 15 years of experience creating high performance server and front-end applications targeting web and mobile platforms, & today I lead a team at Formidable Labs.
This Christmas, I’ve been lucky enough to get the week off! I requested it back in January, but when I transitioned to this new software engineer position I wasn’t sure that I would still have the days off. Luckily, my new team was happy to let me take the time off so I’ll be enjoying a full 9 days…
Brandon Konkle
I use DNS overrides with WebFaction to point several subdomains to my home servers. My internet service provider, however, provides my router a dynamic IP address that changes every time my DSL modem is disconnected and then reconnected to their system. Each time this happens, it disrupts service to…
Brandon Konkle
Eric Florenzano started a fun programming meme over at his blog [http://www.eflorenzano.com/blog/post/trying-start-programming-meme/], and I thought I'd join the fun. I'm planning to get a G1 phone sometime early next year, so I thought it would be a good time for an initial foray into Java…
Brandon Konkle
One of the strengths of the Django framework is its emphasis on the Don't Repeat Yourself [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_repeat_yourself] philosophy. From Wikipedia: > "The philosophy emphasizes that information should not be duplicated, because duplication increases the difficu…
Brandon Konkle
I've seen a lot of discussion lately about different strategies for developing and deploying Django applications. I wanted to share my current environment in the hopes that it might help someone new to Django or software development in general, and I was also hoping for some constructive critici…
Brandon Konkle