Fixing "No preset version installed for command poetry"
Poetry is a packaging and dependency management tool for Python, and a tool that didn't exist when I worked with Python many years before I started working at Float. I also hadn't been exposed to asdf, which is a handy little tool for managing multiple runtimes.
Enforcement of function keyword arguments in Python
Before starting in my new role a couple of months ago, it had been a very long time since I had programmed in Python. Incidentally, I kept working in roles over the past several years that involved either full-stack Javascript or mostly Javascript with a little bit of another
How to install a Nerd Font on Warp
I started using Vim as my IDE of choice recently, and one of the things I wanted early on was a more visually appealing icon and font set. I kept reading about Nerd Fonts so I decided to try installing one, but the instructions for doing so were both clear
Assorted Reads (September 2024)
Hi folks! I hope you're all doing well. It's become my favourite time of year in Toronto when the days are warm and the nights are cool. I've been trying to take in the last few days of warmer weather with bike rides around
A month of using Vim
I've wanted to dedicate time to learning Vim for probably a decade now. When I was just getting started as a junior developer, I remember thinking that the people who used it in their day-to-day were "so cool" and felt a bit of awe
Assorted Reads (August 2024)
Hi folks! I hope you've all had a great month. I've been getting settled into my new role at Float Financial over the past few weeks and, while I enjoyed my time off between Netlify and Float, it feels good to be coding again. Let'
Pride, ethical debt, and an e-card side project
It seems like I blinked and June has flown by! I'm now back home in Toronto and trying not to melt in the heat waves that seem to be happening more frequently in Ontario. One of the highlights of the past month for me was getting the opportunity
