Feline Follies

Several students at a college radio station responded to David Lynch's death by playing David Byrne's music, and i think they all acknowledged their confusion while announcing their songs. that seemed odd to me, and it still does. Byrne and Lynch are/were both unconventional, white men. they both attended multiple art schools without graduating, receiving honorary degrees afterward. they were other similarities, but there were just as many differences. for example, Lynch's name reveals an historic English/Irish connection whereas Byrne is actually a citizen of Ireland and the United Kingdom. (not caring about such details might be a good thing.) Byrne's Bicycle Diaries is a byproduct of an active lifestyle, whereas Lynch was homebound because of his emphysema. ...

While diagnosing an error, it's not unusual to discover that the application log does not contain relevant information while also being overly verbose. DEBUG-level entries can be cryptic, and maintainers often insist that their applications emit them in production environments. the universal acceptance of low quality logs is a management failure. Holistic development a software development protocol should synergize best practices, but we should run away whenever someone claims that success depends on a protocol's complete implementation. incremental development of software is common, as is reusing large frameworks. the development process can mature similarly. Holistic Development is a protocol i should describe someday, but piecemeal presentation makes sense because partial implementation is help...