Category Archives: programming

Dining Programmers

Sep 29

We as programmers dine upon a plethora of languages. Some of us choose to dine on rich and decadent languages such as Java, and .NET. Others choose the traditional elegance of languages such as C and Assembly. Some choose quick and light scripting languages such as PHP, Python, and Ruby.
The programming languages you dine on [...]

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Optimization Is Not Easy

Mar 09

Go to ludicrous speed!

If optimization was easy there would be no slow applications. Slow performance rarely has a single cause. Depending on the number of causes, optimization is a difficult goal. Using a consistent, and defined process needs be a critical part of any optimization effort.
“We should forget about small efficiencies, say about [...]

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Programming Yield Signs

Mar 02

I don’t advocate holding any one to any specific sort of rules, but I do have a general set of guidelines that I work with. Here is a simple set of helpful coding warning signs that can save you major coding accidents, and nasty refactorings down the road if you pay attention when you [...]

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About Ian Lintner


I am a software developer, mostly web,  in Des Moines, Iowa. I take a very opinionated stand concerning development, you will never regret a simple design or architecture. My education was at Drake University in Biology and Computer Science. Offline I am recently married to my wife Heather. I try my hand at many hobbies currently I am gardening till the snow comes in.



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