Eric Mann's Blog

  • First World Problems

    The holiday season makes me think hard about the things we take for granted in our first-world bubble.

  • Changing Paradigms

    Is there some sort of middle ground between engineering and consumer drivers for optimal application behavior?

  • Debit Card (Lack of) Security

    Debit card numbers have certain features to make them easy to produce. It also makes them easy to predict, allowing determined thieves to easily steal your money if you’re not careful.

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  • Witnessing a Miracle

    I’m thankful every day that miracles happen and that they’re possible in the first place.

  • WordPress Permalink Performance

    A few quick WordPress experiments show that the “Post Name” permalink setting, once the least performant option, is apparently the fastest.

  • Toxic Valuation

    I have had some toxic managers making laughably poor valuations of my talent in the past that, in turn, corrupt my perception of what I’m worth today. As a result, I likely settle for less than I should today.

  • Professional Paranoia

    If you can get in, someone else can (and will) find a way to get in without your permission. If your software and systems can be used for good, someone can (and will) find a way to exploit the same for ill.

  • Perception is Everything

    Perception is everything and informs the way you see and interact with the world. Who do you let control your own lens of perception.

  • Platform Agnostic

    It takes a few people stepping over a line to learn multiple languages to help bridge the gaps between cultures and make the world a better place. It also takes a few people stepping over a line to learn multiple programming paradigms to help bridge our communities and help create better software.

  • Beautiful Code

    Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good. But also don’t let shipping be the enemy of beauty.