https://chriskiehl.comThe blog where I pretend to be good at stuffhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2026-02-21The final chapter is done.2026-02-21me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/a-holder-for-bird-seed-v2An attempted bird feeder (again!)2026-02-05me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2026-02-02Chapter 10 grows.2026-02-02me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2026-01-27Chapter 10 and disagreeing with Uncle Bob2026-01-27me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/reps-or-weight-calculatorAn experiment in smarter(?) double progressions2026-01-25me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2026-01-19Controversial hot takes and work on the final chapter2026-01-19me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/a-holder-for-bird-seedAn attempted bird feeder2026-01-11me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2026-01-06Chapter 09 heads to MEAP town!2026-01-06me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/202520252026-01-04me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/books-2025Stuff I read in 20252026-01-02me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-12-08Rewrite is done and awaiting review2025-12-08me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-11-23Almost.2025-11-23me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-11-09Spelunking through the dark depths of Amazon's retail code2025-11-09me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/up-close-pictures-of-a-spiderPictures of a spider at 10x2025-11-04me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-10-26Back to the drawing board on Chapter 9, while 8 heads to MEAP2025-10-26me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-10-06A finished chapter. MEAP updates. A march towards the finish line2025-10-06me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-09-21A frustrating week of writing2025-09-21me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/wierd-little-tobikoTobiko roe magnified 40x2025-09-18me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-09-14Work resumes after a brief pause2025-09-14me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/hairy-little-bastardsRaspberries under the microscope2025-08-30me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-08-25Reflecting2025-08-25me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-08-18Chapter 11 is now in review.2025-08-18me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-08-11The Amazon Black Hole.2025-08-11me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-08-04Aaaaaand it's now 40 pages.2025-08-04me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-07-28Good progress. Nearing the finish line. 2025-07-28me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/yet-another-thing-holderThis guy never gets tired of rectangles2025-07-23me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-07-21I have no shortage of opinions on testing.2025-07-21me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-07-14Another chapter released!2025-07-14me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-07-07Chugging along.2025-07-07me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-06-30We'll fix it in post.2025-06-30me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-06-16I yearn for the sweet release of death.2025-06-16me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-06-09It refuses to be done2025-06-09me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-06-02Holy moly. Uh... the first draft is "done" and sent for review2025-06-02me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/thing-holder-4Practicing building with my hands for when AI replaces me2025-05-30me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-05-27Work on chapter 8 continues.2025-05-27me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-05-18Work on chapter 8 begins.2025-05-18me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-05-12The great refactoring2025-05-12me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-05-04Draft submitted!2025-05-04me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-04-28I mostly talk about a water leak and a terrible plumbing company.2025-04-28me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-04-20Work resumes2025-04-20me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-03-30This is not fine.2025-03-30me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-03-24This is fine.2025-03-24me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-03-16Speeding things along.2025-03-16me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-03-09Back on track! Progress is good.2025-03-09me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-03-02The one where I give a bunch of excuses.2025-03-02me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-02-23Chapter 6? DONE! Chapter 7 begins!2025-02-23me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-02-16Ok -- no. For real. Final stretch. I swear. Just a few more edits... 2025-02-16me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-02-09More Done(ish)! Still waiting on all the reviews to come in, but initial feedback look good.2025-02-09me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/thoughts-after-10-yearsSoftware development topics I've changed my mind on over the course of a decade2025-02-03me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-02-02Done! (kinda!) The draft is posted for internal review. A lot of tweaking remains, but we're in the final stretch2025-02-02me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-01-26That final 10% continues. Deep cuts and refactorings.2025-01-26me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-01-19First draft complete! Now it's just that last 10%...2025-01-19me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-01-12TODO 2025-01-12me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2025-01-05Chapter 5 goes out the door. Work on chapter 6 begins.2025-01-05me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/202420242025-01-01me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/books-2024Some stuff I read this year2024-12-26me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2024-12-22I've finished all my tinkering. Repo is updated. MEAP is a go.2024-12-22me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2024-12-15Home stretch (for realzies this time). Internal feedback is good.2024-12-15me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/rotifer-microscopy-videosVarious clips of rotifers. Eating. Living. Dying.2024-12-09me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2024-12-08Chapter 05 is done (sans editing). Waiting on internal feedback.2024-12-08me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/a-sponge-holderYou know what the sink needs? A place for the sponge. That'll really class this place up2024-12-03me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2024-12-01Holiday revisions2024-12-01me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2024-11-24Internal reviews begin!2024-11-24me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2024-11-17That one quote about the last 10% taking 90% of the time...2024-11-17me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2024-11-10Work on chapter 5 continues. End in sight.2024-11-10me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dopij-progress-update-2024-11-03A report from the front lines.2024-11-03me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/a-microbe-explodedA tiny explosion2024-10-30me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/i-found-a-microbeFirst one so far. Microscopes continue to be really neat.2024-10-28me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/progress-update-2024-10-27Trying out a book 'dev log'. Here's where I'm at in chapter 05, what I'm struggling with, and where I'm (hopefully) going.2024-10-27me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/stats-from-the-early-book-draftsFear and loathing on the book trail2024-10-01me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/manning-deal-of-the-day-2024-09-30I do as the marketing machine commands! Act now! Act fast!2024-09-30me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/microscopes-are-neatMuch neater than I expected2024-09-29me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/early-access-for-my-bookA book about Java!2024-09-24me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/202320232024-01-01me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/mixing-and-spreading$4.89 on Amazon!? Robbery! Theft! Fool! You think I'm a sucker?!2023-11-14me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/dollar-store-brand-earlywoodSome might call it a flat piece of wood. I call it: art.2023-11-10me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/how-to-lose-about-nine-fittyHow I lost $950 in about an hour on AirBnB by stupidly thinking it worked like a hotel2023-03-05me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/practical-lensesHow (and why!) to convince the machines to write lenses for you2023-01-15me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/202220222022-12-31me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/the-feet-really-tie-it-all-togetherI call it mid-century modern.2022-11-16me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/2022-super-spooky-decorationAnother attempt at a super sPoOoky Halloween decoration2022-11-14me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/query-plan-managementAll about Aurora's Query Plan Management and how to use it to get Postgresql under control.2022-09-18me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/review-of-fundamentals-of-architectureMy disappointment is immeasurable and my day ruined2022-09-10me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/webscraping-on-hard-modeLet's do some webscraping with Purescript2022-08-30me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/woodification-of-the-really-specific-thing-holderA (wooden) series of mostly rectangular shapes designed to hold things. 2022-05-25me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/the-tyranny-of-what-if-it-changesHow and why to use the second most powerful question known to software development2022-05-22me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/what-is-red-doing-over-thereGetting to the bottom of a question nobody asked.2022-03-29me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/something-moderately-interesting-in-my-kitchenPrepare to be whelmed.2022-01-02me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/home-theater-calculatorSet your shiz up right, broh2021-10-18me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/how-to-teach-ports-and-adaptersWaxing poetic about how raise the newbies right2021-08-01me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/thoughts-after-6-yearsAt some point, I realized I would've argued the exact opposite position on a lot of topics just a few years ago.2021-01-23me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/rewx-alpha-releasedRE-WX is my stab at fixing native GUI development in Python2021-01-18me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/another-really-specific-thing-holderA series of mostly rectangular shapes designed to hold things. 2020-11-29me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/really-specific-thing-holderBuilding some rectangles and being really just way too proud of the results2020-10-03me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/2019-super-spooky-decorationMy attempt at a super sPoOoky Halloween decoration2019-12-14me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/gooey-as-a-universal-frontendA quick walk through demoing how to use Gooey as the frontend for any language or application!2019-09-22me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/react-as-an-implementation-detailThis talk is about software architecture and how we tend to let React dominate it. The core problem is that we have too much React in our React apps, when instead, we should be pushing those kinds of framework details to the edges of our programs.2019-06-05me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/event-sourcing-is-hardDespite it being sold as the one true path, event sourcing comes with some pain points when you try to put its ideas into production.2019-02-03me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/2018-in-reviewThe best things and stuff of 20182019-01-01me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/packaging-gooey-with-pyinstallerAn overview of packaging application using Gooey as a single executable with PyInstaller2015-10-08me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/Cleaner-coding-through-partially-applied-functionsPartial function application is a fancy sounding name for a simple concept: pre-filling a couple of arguments before they're called in a function.2015-06-05me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/parallelism-in-one-lineA simpler approach to day-to-day multiprocessing and threading tasks2015-05-13me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/the-great-white-space-debateSettling the world’s most important debate: "should there be extra white space around the terms in a for loop?"2015-05-13me@chriskiehl.comhttps://chriskiehl.com/article/how-to-build-a-python-sushi-go-round-botA time capsule to an old, old, old, _old_ article I wrote when I first started getting into programming. 'How to Build a Python Bot That Can Play Web Games'2012-03-23me@chriskiehl.com