Census Engineering

tales from the flock

I like my code DAMP
Arjit Jaiswal Arjit Jaiswal

I like my code DAMP

“Can you DRY this up, please?”

We’ve all received that comment on our pull requests (aka: Don’t Repeat Yourself). We’ve accepted it industry-wide. Linters try to enforce it. We strive to make what little changes will allow us to cut a single perceived-to-be-useless line out of our code. And yet, I find my subconscious fighting against it.

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Be The Roomba
Nate Kontny Nate Kontny

Be The Roomba

Who doesn’t want more people paying attention to their projects? You want more readers, more users, more followers.

The instinct often is: Be bigger. Be bolder. Be louder. Be hustle-yer?

Perhaps there's another way.

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Internship? Don’t Get Run Over
Zoey Zhang Zoey Zhang

Internship? Don’t Get Run Over

Internships aren’t always perfect, and not all companies are ready to support an intern. So how do we cross this two-way street without getting run over?

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Ruby Retry Made Better
Nate Kontny Nate Kontny

Ruby Retry Made Better

Ever need a simple way to retry a block of code in ruby? Maybe you need a maximum number of retries? Exponential backoff? Different handling for different exceptions?

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Managing Remote Teams
Guest User Guest User

Managing Remote Teams

One of the biggest debates in tech these days surrounds the efficacy of remote work. Is Census any different?

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Insignificant
Nate Kontny Nate Kontny

Insignificant

Ever struggle with publishing that blog post or open source idea you have sitting around? But it feels too small? Too insignificant?

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Anansi
Guest User Guest User

Anansi

A hybrid Ruby Set using memory and disk (SQLite) for large sized tasks

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