Jakob Durstberger
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Jakob Durstberger
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Polyglot programmer who wants to make tech a welcoming place for all
Let me show you the basics of git!
A Very Short Introduction to git
Git’s official website: https://git-scm.comMy socials: https://linktr.ee/JDurstbergerTimestamps:00:00 Introduction00:09 What is git?01:06 What is a repositor...
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December 28, 2023 at 8:32 AM
Maybe something to consider when you are looking for your next role.
5 Aspects to Look For In Your Next Software Engineering Role
As hiring will pick up again in the new year, it is a good idea to use the quiet time of the holidays to reflect on what you want to look for in a new workplace. Between sending CVs, talking to recrui...
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December 22, 2023 at 7:29 PM
If you ever wanted to learn about Clojure, I have recorded a video for you!
A Very Short Introduction to Clojure
Timestamps00:00 Intro02:19 Installing Clojure03:13 Hello, world! in REPL04:58 Hello, world! in IDE05:43 Invoking Functions08:20 Defining namespace symbols10:...
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December 18, 2023 at 3:41 PM
I organized the guidance and recommendations I frequently offer to junior software engineers.
10 Tips for Junior Software Engineers
Software engineering is hard! I worked part-time in retail for two years and did a few months in construction, which was also hard. But software engineering is hard in a different way, a more abstract...
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December 15, 2023 at 3:42 PM
As someone deeply sceptical about LLM/AGI like ChatGPT, I have to say that I have been coming around recently.

I have used it to recommend books, review blog posts, explain mathematical concepts, and more.
And it has been a game-changer for my self-study process.
December 11, 2023 at 9:51 AM
#AdventofCode2023 is go!

Recorded the first day and really got stumped by part 2.
At least not I know about regex look-ahead. :D

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I am already struggling! | AoC 2023 | Day 1
GitHub: https://github.com/JDurstberger/aoc-2023-cljMore of me: https://linktr.ee/jdurstbergerTimestamps: 00:00 A warm welcome01:40 Part 113:20 Part 2
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December 1, 2023 at 5:47 PM
I was inspired by a follow-up session of a Global Day of Code Retreat to start a series on outside-in TDD.

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Outside-In TDD | halboy-ts | #1
00:00 Intro to Outside-In TDD 03:30 Halboy-ts explanation07:13 Explaining the Resource class08:54 Test 1 - Creating the Navigator 20:15 Test 2 - Forcing a ne...
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November 28, 2023 at 8:22 AM
Just published version 0.0.1-pre.1 of halboy-ts.
I want to provide a simple and small library for typescript HAL+JSON services!

We could use more of it on APIs

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npm: halboy-ts
![ci workflow](https://github.com/JDurstberger/halboy-ts/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg). Latest version: 0.0.1-pre.1, last published: 3 minutes ago. Start using halboy-ts in your project by runni...
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November 27, 2023 at 3:00 PM
Just got reminded of my talk on systems thinking for developers from 2021.

I think it is still holding up well :)

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Lambda Lounge Nov 2021 - Introduction to Systems Thinking for Programmers
Join us on discord after the talk: https://discord.gg/JExyX9VSystems thinking is the study of groups of related, interdependent parts. But more than that it ...
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November 22, 2023 at 4:14 PM
 I wrote down a few lines of my thoughts on overly prescriptive patterns in #softwareengineering

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Sharp Knives and Dull People
"We have to make sure that no one can do it wrong." This sentence, or variations of it, is...
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November 21, 2023 at 9:40 AM
I just realised that I had preordered Kent Beck's "Tidy First?" which I had completely forgotten about. Now I am excited all over again!
November 21, 2023 at 7:16 AM
Just started #adventofcode 2022 for fun using #clojure.

Here is day 1:
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November 18, 2023 at 3:11 PM