Archive - Alex’s Newsletter

Basement Reels: "Riders on the Storm", Take 1

3 hrs ago •

0:48

Basement Reels: "Riders on the Storm"

Doors classic performed in my basement

Apr 24 •

2:23

Can AI Make Design Decisions?

As we give more information to AI, can it create more suitable designs?

Apr 20 •

How Necessary Is Refactoring?

In the age of coding with AI, why do we need refactoring?

Apr 17 •

Basement Reels: "The Outlaws"

It's spaghetti western all the way, baby!

Apr 17 •

1:23

March 2025

All Available Blues

Mar 30 •

5:22

Bass, drums, electric guitar

Mar 30 •

3:35

Declarative Mocking Of AWS Lambda Functions

How to write reliable tests for AWS Lambda functions by avoiding imperative mocking

Mar 25 •

Let Machines Do The Machine Jobs

Machines translate natural language into the machine language

Mar 13 •

Basement Reels, March 2025—"Poinciana" Rehearsal

Jamming on "Poinciana"

Mar 13 •

6:04

Basement Reels, March 2025—"Poinciana" Guitar Solo

Rehearsing the solo for "Poinciana"

Mar 13 •

1:52

Basement Reels, March 2025—"Arianna"

Getting ready for the spring gigging

Mar 13 •

0:37

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