Dave Cridland

Open source and open standards for mission-critical code.

Wales, UK Joined on Feb 22, 2017

Work

Messaging at Pando

Dave Cridland

Jul 17

Efficient INSERT MULTIPLE with Postgres

#sql #database #postgres

4 min read

Recent Comments

re: Ten Tips for Becoming an Elite Developer Sep 4

Is it bad I've spent the week writing an XML serializer?

re: Which Language do you Find the hardest ? Jul 24

The problem is too much practice, in too many languages, in t...

re: Which Language do you Find the hardest ? Jul 23

My first language was ZX Basic, and then I started to do bits...

re: What is the difference between ‘is’ and ‘==’ in python Jul 17

The typical usages are if you do actually want to know if som...

re: How do you identify "over-engineering"? Jul 17

I think this varies hugely on what level of the stack you're ...

re: How do you identify "over-engineering"? Jul 17

I once saw someone trying to remove marks left on a glass tab...

re: Linux Commits to Inclusive Language Jul 16

For "master/slave", it largely depends what we're talking abo...

re: "Why do you want to work for us?" - Interview Question (Demystified) Jul 16

I don't ask this one. But I do expect a discussion of the com...

Dave Cridland

Jul 12

Smart Pointers in C++

#cpp

5 min read

Dave Cridland

Apr 8

Why my code looks nicer than yours

#programming

6 6

3 min read

Dave Cridland

Jan 6

Slow Data

#messaging #mobile

8 min read

Dave Cridland

Nov 18 '19

Sending a Message

#messaging

9 min read

Dave Cridland

Jul 26 '19

Access Control

#security

6 min read

Dave Cridland

Apr 12 '19

Resource Acquisition Is Initialization

#cpp #programming

5 min read

Dave Cridland

Apr 12 '19

Versioning in APIs

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8 min read

Dave Cridland

Apr 1 '19

Multi-paradigm Programming in C++ and Javascript

#cpp #javascript #functional #oop

5 min read

Dave Cridland

Mar 29 '19

Failing Fast : Hypothesis-driven Decision Making

#career #productivity #management

4 min read

Dave Cridland

Feb 26 '19

Fibonacci++

#cpp

11 4

6 min read

Dave Cridland

Jan 29 '19

SigSlot

#cpp

4 min read

Dave Cridland

Dec 19 '18

An Experiment in Permanent Co-Located Working

#career #productivity #remoteworking

4 min read

Dave Cridland

Nov 20 '18

Coroutines in C++

#cpp #coroutines #programming

4 min read

Dave Cridland

Sep 4 '18

Living with Impostor Syndrome

#career

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3 min read

Dave Cridland

Aug 6 '18

Why I'm (not) an Asshole

#career

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3 min read

Dave Cridland

May 12 '18

Git Submodules Revisited

#git #opensource #engineering

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3 min read

Dave Cridland

Apr 25 '18

Cryptoheist!

#security

38 5

6 min read

Dave Cridland

Apr 16 '18

Standards Are Boring

#standards #innovation

16 6

5 min read

Dave Cridland

Apr 9 '18

Multi-Paradigm is the best Paradigm

#javascript #react #coding

5 min read

Dave Cridland

Jan 25 '18

Things I think I know about Cryptography

#security

18 1

5 min read

Dave Cridland

Jan 18 '18

Crypto Show And Tell: The Wonders of Diffie-Hellman-Merkle

#security

28 2

5 min read

Dave Cridland

Nov 28 '17

On Science and Software Development

#testing #debugging #science

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4 min read

Dave Cridland

Oct 9 '17

Two Generals

#networking

4 min read

Dave Cridland

Sep 27 '17

Who do you think you are?

#authentication #security

5 min read

Dave Cridland

Aug 8 '17

Tools for C++ Development

#tools #software

4 min read

Dave Cridland

Aug 5 '17

Licensed Revoked; Certificate Status Checking in PKIX

#security

4 min read

Dave Cridland

Aug 3 '17

On Walking before Running

#career

15 5

4 min read

Dave Cridland

Aug 3 '17

How to be a Follower

#beginners #career

11 5

3 min read

Dave Cridland

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Efficient INSERT MULTIPLE with Postgres

Recent Comments

Smart Pointers in C++

Why my code looks nicer than yours

Slow Data

Sending a Message

Access Control

Resource Acquisition Is Initialization

Versioning in APIs

Multi-paradigm Programming in C++ and Javascript

Failing Fast : Hypothesis-driven Decision Making

Fibonacci++

SigSlot

An Experiment in Permanent Co-Located Working

Coroutines in C++

Living with Impostor Syndrome

Why I'm (not) an Asshole

Git Submodules Revisited

Cryptoheist!

Standards Are Boring

Multi-Paradigm is the best Paradigm

Things I think I know about Cryptography

Crypto Show And Tell: The Wonders of Diffie-Hellman-Merkle

On Science and Software Development

Two Generals

Who do you think you are?

Tools for C++ Development

Licensed Revoked; Certificate Status Checking in PKIX

On Walking before Running

How to be a Follower

acapd

Metre

about-time

Openfire

spiffing

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