Let's Make Software

From Chat Buddy to Cyber Hacker: AI Since 2022

A plain-English guide to AI technology in the last four years. Understand the technology behind the headlines.

Aug 22 • Kat Busch

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January 2024

Fun and surprises with closures, references, and inner functions

Learn about closures while exploring the funky behavior of variables captured in closures in 3 common languages

Jan 28, 2024 • Kat Busch

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October 2023

Looking Under the Hood: The Basics of Relational Databases

How standard relational databases are implemented

Oct 16, 2023 • Kat Busch

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May 2018

November 2017

So your website is slow? Let’s fix that.

A practical introduction to web performance

Nov 9, 2017 • Kat Busch

June 2017

Quick Tips for Gitting on a Team

A series on best practices in large codebases for new engineers. This one focuses on version control etiquette.

Jun 17, 2017 • Kat Busch

February 2017

The Software Engineer’s Essential Time Estimation Guide

Hofstadter’s Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law. — Douglas Hofstadter

Feb 25, 2017 • Kat Busch

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December 2016

A Beginner’s Guide to Automated Testing

The how and why of software testing in large codebases

Dec 3, 2016 • Kat Busch

September 2016

July 2016