Tools Within Reach
I have spent a lot of time making software without ever fully matching the traditional profile of a software developer.
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Maps, agents, tools, and experiments. Writing about what I learn along the way.
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View all posts →Graduated Engineering Rigor
I think a lot of software governance starts from the wrong premise: if something is an app, it should be engineered like an app.
Read →The Human Stays Sequential
I can only define one task at a time.
Read →GIS from Scratch: Reinventing Web GIS Without External Libraries
Most of my web maps begin with a pile of abstractions already in place. I create a map, add a layer, attach an event handler, and call a query method. A few lines later, I can pan,...
Read →Your ArcPy Script Is Becoming Software. Treat It Like Software.
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Read →Programming for Cartographers
There is a particular kind of anxiety that shows up when a cartographer decides to learn programming.
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