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Erik

Professional software engineer slinging Ruby on Rails. Computer science researcher learning about scientific computing. OSS contributor to bioinformatics.

Location Houston, TX Joined Joined on  Email address erik@erikwhiting.com Personal website https://erikscode.space github website twitter website

Education

BS CIS (2018), MS Software Engineering (2020), PhD Computer Science (in progress)

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Understanding INNER, OUTER, LEFT, and RIGHT Joins in SQL
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Understanding INNER, OUTER, LEFT, and RIGHT Joins in SQL

#database #postgres #sql
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Is there a Better Label for "Self-Taught" Developers?
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Is there a Better Label for "Self-Taught" Developers?

#discuss #opensource
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How to Implement Many-to-Many Relationships in Relational Databases
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How to Implement Many-to-Many Relationships in Relational Databases

#database #sql
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Improving Browser Automation Tests: How to Add Microsoft Edge and Edgedriver to Linux CI Systems
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Improving Browser Automation Tests: How to Add Microsoft Edge and Edgedriver to Linux CI Systems

#ci #hacktoberfest #testing
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Professional Version Control with Git: Pt 3 – Rebase and Bisect
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Professional Version Control with Git: Pt 3 – Rebase and Bisect

#bisect #git #rebase
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Professional Version Control with Git: Pt 2 - Collaboration
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Professional Version Control with Git: Pt 2 - Collaboration

#cicd #git
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12 min read
Professional Version Control with Git: Pt 1 - The Basics
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Professional Version Control with Git: Pt 1 - The Basics

#git #svc #cicd
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19 min read
What was the hardest concept for you to grasp when learning Object-Oriented Programming?
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What was the hardest concept for you to grasp when learning Object-Oriented Programming?

#discuss #watercooler #oop
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What off-the-beaten-path CI/CD Tools Do You Like?
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What off-the-beaten-path CI/CD Tools Do You Like?

#discuss #devops
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Python Palindromes: an Exhaustive Tutorial
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Python Palindromes: an Exhaustive Tutorial

#python #tutorial
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Three Things I Learned from Moonlighting as a Software Engineering Consultant
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Three Things I Learned from Moonlighting as a Software Engineering Consultant

#career
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5 Things I Wish Someone Told me when I Started my Career
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5 Things I Wish Someone Told me when I Started my Career

#career #firstyearincode
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Implementing the Decorator Pattern in Python
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Implementing the Decorator Pattern in Python

#python #tutorial
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Do You Use Python For Anything Besides Data Science?
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Do You Use Python For Anything Besides Data Science?

#discuss #python
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Stop Worrying About Which Programming Language to Learn First
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Stop Worrying About Which Programming Language to Learn First

#beginners
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Why You Shouldn't Learn C
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Why You Shouldn't Learn C

#c
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Install Browsers and Webdrivers in TravisCI
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Install Browsers and Webdrivers in TravisCI

#testing #travisci #cicd #devops
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5 Great Programming Books Rarely Mentioned in "Great Programming Books" Articles
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5 Great Programming Books Rarely Mentioned in "Great Programming Books" Articles

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Liskov Substitution Principle in 3 Minutes
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Liskov Substitution Principle in 3 Minutes

#java #oop
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Designing Public Interfaces the Right Way
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Designing Public Interfaces the Right Way

#csharp #oop
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Going the College Route? Some Encouragement from a Career Switcher
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Going the College Route? Some Encouragement from a Career Switcher

#career
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An (almost) Shameless Plug for my Beginner Friendly Project for #Hacktoberfest
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An (almost) Shameless Plug for my Beginner Friendly Project for #Hacktoberfest

#python #testing #hacktoberfest #contributorswanted
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Getting Started With Browser Automation Testing in Python
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Getting Started With Browser Automation Testing in Python

#python #tutorial #testing
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How To Work With Memory Optimized Objects in SQL Server
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How To Work With Memory Optimized Objects in SQL Server

#database #sql #sqlserver
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6 min read
Find the nth Sequence of a Fibonacci Sum
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Find the nth Sequence of a Fibonacci Sum

#python #tutorial
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Calculate Derivative Functions in Python
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Calculate Derivative Functions in Python

#python #tutorial #math
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Let's Hide a Secret Message in an Image with Python and OpenCV
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Let's Hide a Secret Message in an Image with Python and OpenCV

#python #tutorial #steganography
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Tragically Underrated Soft Skill: Requirements Management
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Tragically Underrated Soft Skill: Requirements Management

#career #productivity
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Passing Functions as Parameters in JavaScript
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Passing Functions as Parameters in JavaScript

#javascript #functional #tutorial
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Decided to Change Careers 5 years ago: What I'd do differently now
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Decided to Change Careers 5 years ago: What I'd do differently now

#career #firstyearincode
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Ruby Gem rest-client 1.6 compromised
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Ruby Gem rest-client 1.6 compromised

#ruby #rails #security
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C Pointers 101: part 3, Pointer Arithmetic
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C Pointers 101: part 3, Pointer Arithmetic

#c #computerscience
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C Pointers 101: part 2, passing pointers to functions
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C Pointers 101: part 2, passing pointers to functions

#c #computerscience
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C Pointers 101: part 1, a gentle introduction
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C Pointers 101: part 1, a gentle introduction

#c #computerscience
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Simple SQL Tutorial: How to Pivot
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Simple SQL Tutorial: How to Pivot

#sql #tutorial
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Observer Design Pattern tutorial in JavaScript + Fun With a Language API
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Observer Design Pattern tutorial in JavaScript + Fun With a Language API

#javascript #tutorial #designpatterns
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How to Use C Functions in Python
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How to Use C Functions in Python

#c #python
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