There’s a Brazilian song that says, “🎵 Laranja madura 🎶 na beira da estrada 🎶 tá bichada, Zé 🎶 ou tem marimbondo no pé.🎵” A free translation could be, “Fresh orange next to the road, it’s either rotten or there’s a wasp nest on the tree.”

I’ve just received the best job offer ever!

This article was initially published on International Women’s Day in 2026. That was 8 of March, 2026.

Or was it 19 of Adar I, 5786? Maybe 23 of February, 2026? Perhaps 19 of Ramadan, 1447?

Actually, all of the above!

And also 2026-W10-7.

Do you remember the 2009 movie where Amy Adams played Julie Powell and Meryl Streep played Julia Child? It has nothing to do with this article. Instead, I just wanted to see how Julia would compare to Python in regards to ease of programming and to performance.

In this article I introduce window managers and desktop environments, along with a brief history of user interfaces, and wrap it up with the ultimate recommendation for you on your next computer.

If you search online for methods of calculating π, you’ll find countless ways. This is yet another one, probably complex, definitely imperfect, but at least you’ll learn more about the Monte Carlo methods.

When people ask me about the role of the project manager, the best paradigm I can think of is an orchestra conductor.