Author: Brittany Gates
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Writing Code With Pen And Paper
When it comes to developing a new technical project I enjoy writing code with pen and paper. Yes, I don’t load up my favorite Integrated Developer Environment (IDE) and create a plan there. I rather use the notebook I keep on my desk next to my keyboard. Why I Like Writing Code with Pen And…
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Easy Home Directory Backup: An Introduction
Over my Christmas vacation I released a new technical project in its own repo onto my GitHub profile: Easy Home Directory Backup. It’s a Command Line Interface (CLI) program that runs on any Linux distribution in the Terminal. It performs a local backup of the user’s Home Directory. I developed the program in the Python…
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My 2025 Career Goals
Happy New Year! With the coming of the new year it’s time for me create my 2025 career goals and post them online so I can force myself to actually attain them! (I wrote that line to have a sarcastic tinge to it, but I’m not sure if readers will read it that way. Ah,…
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My 2024 Career Recap
I had the idea to write a post about my 2024 career recap before I get on a plane in the morning to go back to Georgia to spend the Christmas holiday with various family members. So here it is! My 2024 Career Recap: Month-By-Month January After spending the previous month working the night shift…
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Gemini Does Make Mistakes
Yesterday, I wrote a post about my great experience using Google AI, especially Gemini (which you can read here). Well, I ran into a problem using the chatbot today, which reminded me that Gemini does make mistakes. However, the mistake I ran into forced me to research and learn so there is a silver lining.…
