Learn Blogging the Hard Way

A list of projects that anyone with basic programming knowledge can do in any language, but have a lot of depth and aren't boring to do.

Where I try to explain why I feel like C\+\+ is so much fun, and to correct some misinformation.

Debunking idiots on HackerNews who think a total beginner can just 'Use MSYS2' on Windows.

I've created a set of install scripts for Windows that helps people install many different programming languages using standard tools.

I go through various style guides and attempt to extract the minimum C++ someone can learn to be functional on many code bases, and in your own code.

My standard answer when people ask me how long it will take for them to become competent enough to get a job.

My thoughts so far on finding a replacement for C in teaching compiled languages and memory safety.

An excerpt from Learn Python the Hard Way, 5th Edition that explains how I analyze learn from projects with poor or no documentation (which is most of them).

An experimental idea to teach the basics of a Turing machine before teaching loops and branching. Feedback welcome.

Announcing the new version of Learn Python the Hard Way which will be entirely focused on Pre-Beginner Data Science and not web development.

I did a test of Youtube and its streaming has tons of problems. Here's 10 reasons why Youtube's streaming is mostly pointless when compared to Twitch. I'll use Twitch for streaming, then post to youtube.

Getting realistic about Single-Page vs. Multi-Page applications.

After struggling with npm init I figured out a way to avoid it entirely that ends up being easier.

After integrating both Stripe and Paypal I've come to the realization that they are nearly the same, including all the evil.

Cheap and easy ways to get paths out of your web server logs.

An excerpt from Learn JavaScript the Hard Way teaching a starter creative process for using HTML and CSS.

What would a traditional artistic process look like for a web page?

A critique of the counter-claim that JavaScript's use of NaN errors is valid because it's 'math.'

An idea about the irrational focus of developer technology on teams to the detriment of everyone else.

The result of my work to eliminate my own ability to track other people around the internet, and how that might end up working in practice.

How the prevailing view of side projects is a damaging perspective for early programmers.

Thoughts on implementing a method for not storing email addresses while still allowing for password reset, Part 2.

Thoughts on implementing a method for not storing email addresses while still allowing for password reset.

A brief description of how to ask another programmer for help with your code.