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WSL for Daily Use
Much like 80’s and 90’s fashion, the command line is back!
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Don’t Mock Me!
I spent almost two hours on a unit test issue yesterday, walking away with the issue unresolved and myself frustrated. I came back to it this morning and fixed it in 2 minutes. Remember, you don’t always need a mock library to create fakes. The Task at Hand In the process of removing some obsolete…
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New Cert, now what?
I completed my PADI Advanced Open Water certification over the weekend. The question is, what’s next? Advanced Open Water The Advanced Open Water certification is a continuation of the Open Water training with a focus on opening up new dive sites, primarily by expanding the available depth. My certification focused on five areas: The Boat…
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Using Architectural Decision Records
Decision-centric design helps bridge the gaps between architects and agile teams, allowing for consistency while supporting speed and agility.
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If there is a problem…
Sure, I could have purchased a cheap handle. But it’s much more fun to design your own!
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Streamlining my WordPress Install
My professional change served as a catalyst for some personal change. Nothing drastic, just messing with this site a little.
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Get to the point!
Navigating to mattgerega.com used to take you to a small home page, from which you had to navigate to the recent posts or other pages. Some quick analysis of my page traffic indicated that, well, all of my traffic was going to the posts. As my wife would say, “Don’t bury the lead!” With that,…
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One Task App to Rule them All!
New job means new systems, which prompted me to reevaluate my task tracking. State of the Union For the last, oh, decade or more, I have been using the ClearContext Outlook plugin for task management built into Outlook. And I really like it. I have become proficient with the keyboard shortcuts that let me quickly…
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A New Chapter
After 16 years, it is time to make a change. With that change, a bit of self reflection never hurts. Getting here At this point, I have spent more time in corporate full time employment than any other aspect of my life. I started my first full-time, salaried role in November of 2002, which I…
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Prototype 1 – Printed!
With a little help from the folks at Pittsburgh 3D Prints, my first 3D printed prototype is complete. I am fairly certain this will lead to a new hobby with some useful output. But first, the problem As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have started to dabble in 3D printing. This desire actually…