
Dave Jacoby
Long time computer user. Long time programmer.
Education
BS CS, Purdue
Work
Developer
I did an xargs!
I did an xargs!
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Yet Another Perl Switch Statement
I was going to say that you can't get fall-through with /matc...
13 reasons why you should not use Perl
Getting things from experimental to in and from deprecated to...
When things are back to normal, will you be working from home or in an office?
The office is half a continent away, and of the devs, I think...
How long does it typically take to be productive in a new job?
I've been in the new position for six months. The first three...
What bad habit do you have because you learned an approach *before* a better idea came along?
I dunno if "habit" is the correct term, but I'm a dyed-in-the...
✨Awesome fonts to code 💻
I'll throw in that Cascadia Code comes with Cascadia Mono, if...
What do you call your folder where you keep your code?
In general, ~/dev, because I'm not generally inclined to use ...
Should programming be taught in schools?
I think I'm maybe 80% with you. I don't think that high-schoo...