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Modern C++ Project Structuring


For no particular reason whatsoever, I recently found myself dusting off an old repository, InterviewPracticeQuestions and thought it a good exercise to restructure it along the latest C++ and CMake principles.

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Date: December 15th at 2:31pm

The merits of Static Paradigms versus Duck Typing


Having recently returned to dynamically-typed languages, I've found myself stumbling a little without the safety net of type-checking. Yet, I'm not convinced on the principles of duck-typing either.

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Date: March 16th at 1:08pm

Decision Theory and Software Design


For a discipline supposedly rooted in rationale and logic, it's surprising there isn't a greater emphasis placed on decision theory. All too often, critical decisions are led by heuristics rather than formal methods.

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Date: February 7th at 9:59am

Programming as Gaeilge


This might appear a little left-field, but it's always surprised me how the morphology of the Irish language lends itself to programming constructs.

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Date: January 14th at 12:05pm

The Essence of a Good Program


I decided to do a short write-up about my approach to writing a good program. I'd recently finished reading Clean Code by "Uncle Bob" and I felt evangelised to put what I learnt into action.

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Date: August 13th at 12:23pm
Tags: Programming

A Minor Treatise on the Singleton Design Pattern


It's a favourite past-time of critics to bash on the use of singletons, and that argument has merit. Frequent encounters have left an indelible mark on my psyche. This post is a continuation of an age old argument.

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Date: August 4th at 3:46pm

Updating to Caddy 2


I've finally bit the bullet and made the long-overdue update to the latest version of Caddy. Read ahead to find out how I made my changes.

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Date: August 2nd at 5:16pm