2023/05/26 Justin Hammond 8 minutes Software

Exploring the Problem Its pretty standard to writeup a postmortem after stuff breaks in production. It helps to identify and analyze what went wrong how it was fixed and how it can be avoided in the future. Join me on my 1.5 year journey of fixing a n ...

2023/05/04 Justin Hammond 3 minutes Books

Dont treat people as objects dont view them as threats nuisances or problems Get out of the box which is viewing people as people Learn peoples names and faces it humanizes them People dont respond to what you do as much as who you are being Self ...

2022/11/02 Justin Hammond 5 minutes Books

I just finished reading Software Engineering at Google which was a fantastic read. For anyone in the space I'd highly recommend it. Here are some of my notes I took down A programming task is often an act of individual creation but a software engineer ...

2022/09/17 Justin Hammond 10 minutes Software

Where Can I Get the App Crazy Color Clashhttpsapps.apple.comusappcrazycolorclashid1641436535 is available on the iOS App Store download it today for free! How the Project Got Started I've dreamed of publishing something on the App Store for yea ...

2022/04/22 Justin Hammond 3 minutes Software

There has long been a debate of build vs buy when it comes to a software solution. You can either build the thing yourself which allows for complete control and customization or you can go out and buy the thing or find an open source alternative which all ...

2021/11/10 Justin Hammond 9 minutes Stories

The following are my notes from attending the Silicon Slopes Summit in 2021. They are not well formed but hopefully they are useful to someone! Check out my vlog about the adventures I had while attending httpsyoutu.bemdLPX3oraZM Notes Day 1 ...

2021/06/04 Justin Hammond 3 minutes Software

Flask made an oopsie. I love the framework it works well and is simple enough to integrate in a Python project to spin up a quick API. But they don't pin their dependencies or didn't which caused massive issues across thousands of code bases overnight ...

2020/11/14 Justin Hammond 2 minutes Reviews

The iPhone 12 and 12 Pro are finally here but are they worth upgrading to? Check out my review and unboxing to find out the pros and cons of the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro. I've had a week to play with each device and determine if I made the right choice or not ...

2020/10/22 Justin Hammond 1 minutes Stories

People often ask me what I do for work. Here is a REAL look into a day in the life of a Software Engineer from yours truly Youtube A Day in the Life of a Software Engineerhttpswww.youtube.comwatch?vj1fc0FlCjyI ...

2020/10/12 Justin Hammond 5 minutes Stories

Mirror Mirror on the wall who's the fairest of them all? Not too often can fairy tales come true in real life but seldom magic truly can happen in the real world. I was recently introduced to the Magic Mirrorhttpsgithub.comMichMichMagicMirror project ...