Erik W

Professionally writing RoR and ReactJS, academically writing C#, Java, R. Software engineering researcher (performance testing, software architecture, agile methodologies). Creator of LuluTest

Houston, TX Joined on Jul 31, 2019 erik@erikwhiting.com

Education

BS: Computer Info. Systems, MS: Software Engineering (in progress)

Work

Software Engineer

Erik W

Aug 6

Implementing the Decorator Pattern in Python

#python #tutorial

7 min read

Recent Comments

re: Do You Use Python For Anything Besides Data Science? Aug 4

Wow I have never heard of Flask being used in a production en...

re: Do You Use Python For Anything Besides Data Science? Aug 4

Really? About how long ago was the last time you worked on so...

re: On Adding Types to Ruby Aug 4

"Sometimes they return an object, other times nil." I don't u...

re: How to Use C Functions in Python Jul 26

interesting. perhaps ints in C are represented differently in...

re: Is anyone planning a full or partial "early retirement" from software development? Jul 16

I am working and trying to get into a PhD program next year. ...

re: How to Make Visual Studio Code 150% Faster in Large Projects Jul 15

I'm curious, is the project mostly in Javascript? I wonder if...

re: Shallow & deep copying in python Jun 23

excellent write up, thanks for this article

re: What is your fitness routine? Jun 22

I do BJJ about 3x a week. it's great because it's exhausting ...

Erik W

Aug 4

#discussDo You Use Python For Anything Besides Data Science?

#discuss #python

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Apr 24

Stop Worrying About Which Programming Language to Learn First

#beginners

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Apr 14

Why You Shouldn't Learn C

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9 min read

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Apr 13

Install Browsers and Webdrivers in TravisCI

#testing #travisci #cicd #devops

5 min read

Erik W

Nov 30 '19

5 Great Programming Books Rarely Mentioned in "Great Programming Books" Articles

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Nov 22 '19

Liskov Substitution Principle in 3 Minutes

#java #oop

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Nov 10 '19

Designing Public Interfaces the Right Way

#csharp #oop

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Oct 5 '19

Going the College Route? Some Encouragement from a Career Switcher

#career

5 min read

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Oct 1 '19

An (almost) Shameless Plug for my Beginner Friendly Project for #Hacktoberfest

#python #testing #hacktoberfest #contributorswanted

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Sep 27 '19

Getting Started With Browser Automation Testing in Python

#python #tutorial #testing

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13 min read

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Sep 14 '19

How To Work With Memory Optimized Objects in SQL Server

#database #sql #sqlserver

6 min read

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Sep 9 '19

Find the nth Sequence of a Fibonacci Sum

#python #tutorial

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Sep 3 '19

Calculate Derivative Functions in Python

#python #tutorial #math

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Aug 30 '19

Let's Hide a Secret Message in an Image with Python and OpenCV

#python #tutorial #steganography

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Aug 27 '19

Tragically Underrated Soft Skill: Requirements Management

#career #productivity

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Aug 24 '19

Passing Functions as Parameters in JavaScript

#javascript #functional #tutorial

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Aug 22 '19

Decided to Change Careers 5 years ago: What I'd do differently now

#career #firstyearincode

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Aug 21 '19

Ruby Gem rest-client 1.6 compromised

#ruby #rails #security

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Aug 20 '19

C Pointers 101: part 3, Pointer Arithmetic

#c #computerscience

3 min read

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Aug 20 '19

C Pointers 101: part 2, passing pointers to functions

#c #computerscience

3 min read

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Aug 20 '19

C Pointers 101: part 1, a gentle introduction

#c #computerscience

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Aug 16 '19

Simple SQL Tutorial: How to Pivot

#sql #tutorial

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Erik W

Aug 9 '19

Observer Design Pattern tutorial in JavaScript + Fun With a Language API

#javascript #tutorial #designpatterns

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Aug 4 '19

How to Use C Functions in Python

#c #python

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Implementing the Decorator Pattern in Python

Recent Comments

#discussDo You Use Python For Anything Besides Data Science?

Stop Worrying About Which Programming Language to Learn First

Why You Shouldn't Learn C

Install Browsers and Webdrivers in TravisCI

5 Great Programming Books Rarely Mentioned in "Great Programming Books" Articles

Liskov Substitution Principle in 3 Minutes

Designing Public Interfaces the Right Way

Going the College Route? Some Encouragement from a Career Switcher

An (almost) Shameless Plug for my Beginner Friendly Project for #Hacktoberfest

Getting Started With Browser Automation Testing in Python

How To Work With Memory Optimized Objects in SQL Server

Find the nth Sequence of a Fibonacci Sum

Calculate Derivative Functions in Python

Let's Hide a Secret Message in an Image with Python and OpenCV

Tragically Underrated Soft Skill: Requirements Management

Passing Functions as Parameters in JavaScript

Decided to Change Careers 5 years ago: What I'd do differently now

Ruby Gem rest-client 1.6 compromised

C Pointers 101: part 3, Pointer Arithmetic

C Pointers 101: part 2, passing pointers to functions

C Pointers 101: part 1, a gentle introduction

Simple SQL Tutorial: How to Pivot

Observer Design Pattern tutorial in JavaScript + Fun With a Language API

How to Use C Functions in Python

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