Big Tech has been getting a lot of press lately. Let me start by saying I’m not in the mood to complain. I’m tired of the negative news & discourse I’ve been reading recently, so I’m mixing it up. It’s easy to throw Big Tech under the bus. Sure, we need to address severe issues with centralized systems, but overall, things are pretty great. **Let’s think about it. ** If it weren’t for Big Tech:...

The Basics GitHub is a hosting platform for the Git source control management system. Microsoft purchased it in 2012, and despite some user backlash, it continues to grow and improve. The GitHub website provides a free user account with generous free usage plans. According to the Jetbrains state of the developer ecosystem for 2021, GitHub is the most used version control system. It’s a safe bet to pick GitHub for your source control management systems, and learning GitHub is an excellent time investment....

Hello, this article is part of my Death by 1000 Cuts series that shines shine a light on glaring software development industry problems. I'm confident you'll find 1000 articles someday. Technology Know-It-Alls are not pleasant company. Sure, it’s nice that they are a wealth of information, but they can stop with the nitpicking already. Knowing everything is impossible, and especially in the software industry. There are so many languages & frameworks that you could spend your entire life learning....

Migrating From Evernote to Joplin is a straightforward task. This article will walk you through migrating from Evernote to Joplin on macOS and Android. My History With Evernote I used Evernote for just shy of three years. I used it briefly when it came out, then quickly pivoted to using handwritten note software. I was tired of maintaining my note app, so I switched to OneNote for a while. OneNote isn’t a complete disaster, but a multitude of bugs surrounding Microsoft’s ecosystem finally pissed me off too much, so I switched to Evernote....

The Basics Structurizr is a diagram generation tool created by Simon Brown, the creator of the C4 Model. The tool’s primary focus is the rapid generation of several diagrams with the same components. I think Simon was tired of diagramming tools that make you reinvent the wheel. I share the sentiment and believe that most diagram tools don’t facilitate reuse. It’s free for most use cases. Primary Use Cases Creation of architecture diagrams Capture architecture decisions Diagram review Saving time!...