Author Archives: dhirschl

How To Master a Programming Language

By dhirschl | Published: January 10, 2010
With the start of a new year, as a programmer have you made a resolution or goal to learn a new programming language? For the next few days, I will be writing a series of posts titled How to Master a Programming Language, where I will be walking you through the steps that you need [...]
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More Programming Books Recommended By Readers

By dhirschl | Published: January 5, 2010
Due the overwhelming success of one of my previous posts: 6 Books Every Programmer Should Own, I wanted to compile a list of books suggested by readers. These books are programming-language neutral and are an effective tool to writing succinct code. Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship Robert C. Martin This book covers [...]
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Happy New Year from RepeatGeek

By dhirschl | Published: December 31, 2009
Happy 2010! Be sure to check back in a few days for some new posts or subscribe to the RepeatGeek feed.
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Merry Christmas from RepeatGeek!

By dhirschl | Published: December 25, 2009
Thank you for being a loyal visitor to RepeatGeek. Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas.
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Get Hired By Solving Programming Puzzles

By dhirschl | Published: December 20, 2009
When it comes to down to it practice makes perfect. In order to become a successful programmer you need to keep your skills up-to-date and work on problems outside of those faced at work. Luckily, there are numerous websites that provide the opportunity to practice. The following blogs comprehensively list most of the puzzle websites [...]
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5 Common-Sense Ways to Remain Productive

By dhirschl | Published: December 17, 2009
5 Common-Sense Ways to Remain Productive
After reading several books (6 Books Every Programmer Should Own) for programmers on increasing productivity, you start to realize that a lot of it is common sense. You even to notice a common theme amongst blogs about productivity. How to Stay Productive During the Winter Holidays How To Be Productive without Becoming a Productivity Freak [...]
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What Programmers Can Learn From Salespeople

By dhirschl | Published: December 15, 2009
Screenshot courtesy of: The Secret of Monkey Island™ What comes to mind when you hear the terms: ‘Salesman’, ‘Salesperson’ or ‘Sales’ ? High-Pressure Negotiation Cold-calling Telemarketing Spam If these are the type of words that come to mind, you have probably been dealing with some bad salespeople. What is Sales? I do not work nor [...]
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Fat or Thin? The Future of Web Clients

By dhirschl | Published: December 12, 2009
No, I’m not talking about the millions of people who use the web, but rather they way that we access web content. Thin What do I mean by thin? I mean accessing and interacting with web information by the means of a single application: the web browser. If you haven’t seen Google’s ChromeOS yet, it [...]
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How To Network With Other Programmers On Twitter

By dhirschl | Published: December 11, 2009
I came across two blog posts today by @eriwen about why Twitter is a useful Social Networking tool for programmers: Why programmers should twitter Follow-up: Why programmers should twitter Starting Off With Twitter When I first heard about Twitter, I thought – that sounds stupid, who cares about what I am doing? I am relatively [...]
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Do Something Else Besides Programming!

By dhirschl | Published: December 7, 2009
Do Something Else Besides Programming!
There occasionally comes a time when you can’t sit in front of the computer any more and need to focus your energy on something else. When you are stuck trying to debug some logic – the cure to working through your problems is to do something unrelated to programming. Sports I like to play a [...]
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