Debug and Release

In the midst of a new framework, AI capabilities, hacker-space conference, IoT devices, search algorithm, online privacy, and the rest we see everyday - I strongly feel we have blindfolds over our eyes and do not pay attention to the most valuable news that's always in front of us. We have limited time here on Earth . All of the techniques we learn, conferences we go to, projects we create will fade into dust in due time. I'm as guilty as many of you; the news of x or y grabs our attention and wrings us into the corner. We spend weeks or months in it, until the next big thing grabs our attention and off we go again. Like I have said before , humility not only can help you become a better programmer, but it can also improve your quality of life. Once you are humble, you become more grateful of your time and appreciate your life and tend to be more joyful. To help you in this regard, I invite you to play the token game. The token game A token The rules of this g...

Am I the only one who is skeptical clicking on ads I see online? Yes, I know it is the lifeblood of entrepreneurs , but I really don't care to view more than I have to. We all know the 7 +- 2 rule ; we have a limit of the amount of information we can take in at a single time. It's a fact. We are not infinite in our abilities alone - let's just let the computers do the thinking for us .   Inline Adsense ads While I recently tried to set up a more elegant solution, I wanted to share with you how you have the power to block ads (in case you didn't know already) and regain [more] control of what you are looking at online. Extensions This is the easy answer, just install Adblock Plus ( Chrome ). Adblock Plus on the Chrome web store Adblock does it all for you. Ads? No more. It's really a golden bullet. However, if you want to grow as a developer, sometimes it pays to try and do things in a different way in order to learn how more things work und...