Hi! I'm Erica, a Sr. Software Engineer living in Toronto, Canada with my dog Ada.
I love to write and find that it helps deepen my understanding of various topics as I learn them. I decided to start this blog as a way of sharing not only what I learn, but also various topics and ideas that I find interesting with others.
I hope you enjoy what you read here.
Assorted reads (December 2024)
Hi folks! I hope you all have a relaxing holiday season ahead. I plan on using mine to make one last push to finish a book or two before the year ends to try and beat my reading goal from last year, and to try and learn a new keyboard
How to install nvim-ufo in LazyVim to enable foldable code blocks
A feature that I've found myself missing since making the switch to Vim as my editor of choice is the ability to easily fold and expand code blocks. I know this functionality is included in Neovim, but I couldn't understand the native implementation enough to use
Assorted Reads (November 2024)
Hey folks, it's that time of month again! I hope you're all having a great weekend wherever you are in the world. Let's jump right in! Instead of Being Cynical, Try Becoming Skeptical This read came from an issue of my favourite newsletter, Dense
What is a carbon handprint?
I've recently started reading "Building Green Software" as part of an online book club and, in the introduction, the authors reference the potential "carbon handprint" of software. I wasn't familiar with this term, so I decided to dig into it to learn
Green software book club, git log tricks, and pro bono work in tech
Hi folks! I hope you've all been doing well and, if you live in an area that's getting colder as winter approaches, hope you're staying warm. I love the colder weather because I get to bust out all the warm soup and stew recipes
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