Mike Robbins · Rockford, Illinois, USA
I write software for a living. This is the rest of me.
Personal writing on what I'm building, reading, and thinking about. The technical deep-dives moved to DataTek Software so this place is off the clock.
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Fourth Time Through Words of Radiance
Book 5 came out almost two years ago and I still haven't read it. Instead I started the series over from the beginning, for the fourth time. Here's what a re-read actually gets me: the details I've forgotten, the things I only catch knowing what I know now, and the highlights that tell me how much I've changed.
Rules for a Knight
The following are excerpts from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307962334/" target="_blank">Rules for a Knight</a> by Ethan Hawke.
Pluralsight, Training for Serious Learners
There are few learning platforms that provide quality, on-demand training for such a wide variety of software development and design topics as Pluralsight.
Budgeting ... Simplified
I struggled with budgeting for years and then I found the app and the process that made it all work for me. Introducing YNAB! You Need A Budget!
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“It’s just another war. If they weren’t fighting one another, they’d find others to attack. It’s what we do. Vengeance, honor, riches, religion—the reasons all just produce the same result.”