Aedifex's Blog

Programming is the best of times. Programming is the worst of times. Programmers are the paragons of wisdom. Programmers are the exemplars of foolishness. Programmers build systems that bring users into the light. Programmers build systems that cast users into the abyss. A career in software can be immensely rewarding.... [Read More]

iTerm 2 is an amazing Terminal replacement (err, technically terminal emulator) for Mac users. If you spend any time at all in the terminal, free from the prescriptive constraints of the GUI…iTerm 2 is worth checking out. All of us begin our terminal journey learning the basics; the commands associated... [Read More]

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. - Mae West [Read More]

The average computer today has more computing power than all the computers used in the entire Apollo program combined. In an age of big data, smart phones, and cloud computing (Webscale is also a thing if you have not heard), it seems we've come a long way in the past... [Read More]

This was a special project for me. I was getting back into programming and found the lesson “Animate Your Name” on Codecademy a few years back. It was a pretty gentle introduction to JavaScript but the end result was really spectacular, as you can see above. [Read More]