Monthly Archives: June 2016
Building A Web App Part 1: Failing Fast
June 21, 2016 4
‘m willing to admit that this series of posts is going to be a little off topic, however I’ve had enough engineers ask me about the wonderful world of web apps and how to build one that I thought it’d be worth…Read More
The Gulf Of Disapproval
June 17, 2016
You could say this post literally fell in my lap. You see, I am writing today’s editorial on a Mac for the first ever time. Those of you that know me personally may recall…Read More
Is Construction Agile?
June 16, 2016
In my last post about that buzzword ‘agile’, I introduced you to its history, and the twelve principles that underpin Agile Software Development. I like these tenets; they make it easier to get…Read More
3 More Engineering Blogs
June 15, 2016 3
My daily post-spree took a bit of a hit over the weekend as a nice hard bout of tonsillitis followed by a business trip conspired to make blogging a thing of the past. Luckily I’m back, and alive, again so…Read More
More Engineering Etymology
June 9, 2016
After pointing you all in the direction of 99% Invisible, I was reminded of another Radiotopia show that I regularly listen to- The Allusionist, whose musings on language inspired me to do a second etymological…Read More
Sketching For Engineers
June 8, 2016 1
Sketching is an amazing thing. It’s a great way of communicating an idea to someone, rapidly discovering solutions and testing a design for buildability. It’s an underrated skill in the engineering toolbox, and one that is sadly finding itself…Read More
99% Invisible
June 7, 2016 2
Just recently I discovered the amazing 99% Invisible podcast, and today I’m going to share it with you, because it’s going to make you a better engineer. No honestly. Give it 15 minutes of your day and…Read More
Programming Languages For Engineers
June 6, 2016 1
Last weekend someone asked me what programming language they should learn, and I unhelpfully responded with “it depends”. And it does- if I asked you what material I should learn to…Read More
The World’s Deepest Structures
June 5, 2016
In keeping with tradition, this week I’ll be taking a look at the deepest structures in the world. Having celebrated the most visible of our achievements, it seems only fitting that I turn my figurative…Read More
Evaluate: Excel’s Dirty Secret
June 4, 2016
As much as I hate to promote the use of Excel, I’ll grudgingly admit that it’s a useful application. And until you’ve all learned Python- it remains one of the most popular pieces of engineering software today. So you might as well learn how to squeeze every last drop of functionality from it.Read More
