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Author Archives: drdzoe
A criticism of Ruby
In general, I’m really loving working with Ruby on Rails. (For the non-technical, that is a programming language and development environment.) I’m astonished at how fast I can build things with it. But I do have one criticism. I am … Continue reading
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A criticism of Google
This past week, I’ve been spending my time installing software of various sorts for my new job. Much of that has involved doing new things, including finding documentation for things that I need to do online.  In the course of … Continue reading
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Curse you, entropy gods!
The gods of entropy have been having much play with the Dzikiewicz family of late. Within the last month, we’ve had breakdowns of a washing machine, car, and AC unit. Today I’m dealing with the biggest issue yet. Julie got … Continue reading
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Launching my baby bird
This has been a season of great changes. But this weekend was probably the greatest. Julie and I packed the van and drove one bed, four chairs, seven cartons of miscellaneous items, and our son Andy to Charlottesville, where he … Continue reading
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Making it up as we go along
In the start-up life, there is no infrastructure, and your opinion on everything matters. Think of all the things that are provided for you in a big company. There are standard offices, someone buys furniture, internet connectivity is provided, the … Continue reading
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Andy is graduated!
I’m actually fairly remiss here. Last weekend, Andy, my oldest son, graduated from U.Va. And somehow, I never posted. Congratulations Andy! Needless to say, we’re very proud. Also needless to say, it seems a bit strange to have my oldest … Continue reading
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Off to a good start
So yesterday, I’m sitting in an all-day meeting with my fellow starter-uppers to nail down details of how we’re going to work together and what we’re going to build. A lot of requirements discussions, diving deep into the product definition. … Continue reading
Start of the adventure
After ten years of working at AOL, tomorrow is my last day. I’m joining a start-up as the VP of engineering, something that sounds a little less impressive when you realize that for the next six months at least there … Continue reading
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