The Life of a Programmer

Are global variables bad?

We hear it often, “global variables are bad, avoid using them!” But is this actually good advice? Simplified blanket statements are already a bit suspicious,

What is a closure?

You’ve heard the term, you’ve probably even used them, but what exactly is a closure? It’s a combination of data and code that have become

Adding += and friends to Leaf

Yesterday I finished a rather simple Kata from Codewars: the sum of a sequence of numbers. It was straight forward to implement, but I felt

What is reactive and stream programming?

Reactive programming is a paradigm that creates permanent relationships between values. Rather than one-time calculations, a reactive expression updates its result whenever the source value

What is declarative programming?

Declarative programming is a paradigm that expresses the desired result, not how to achieve it. It uses rules and constraints to describe a user interface,

I’m proud to be a programmer

I’m a programmer. If you think that means I write code, you’re wrong. As a programmer, my job is translating ideas into a working computer