Josh Earl

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bio	website	joshearl.me
	location	Pennsylvania
	age	32
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I'm an omnivorous programmer who enjoys learning new languages (as long as they're not VB) and trying new technologies (as long as they're not SharePoint).

Most of my experience is in the Microsoft space, encompassing ASP.NET Webforms, ASP.NET MVC, C# and Windows Phone. But I'm not a fanboy; lately I've also been playing a good bit with JavaScript, jQuery and Linux.

	326 reputation	bio	website	joshearl.me	visits	member for	2 years, 5 months
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Jan 19	awarded	Autobiographer
Oct 23	awarded	Nice Question
Jul 15	awarded	Nice Question
Apr 18	awarded	Commentator
Apr 18	comment	Real-world examples of apps written with TDD and good test coverage? This looks promising--can't wait to dig in. :)
Apr 18	comment	Real-world examples of apps written with TDD and good test coverage? Not quite... I'm interested in seeing examples of real world applications. The accepted answer in that post recommends a testing framework. I've seen some examples of frameworks and libraries before, but that doesn't address my question.
Apr 18	awarded	Critic
Apr 18	asked	Real-world examples of apps written with TDD and good test coverage?
Jan 9	awarded	Nice Question
Dec 16	awarded	Yearling
Nov 21	answered	Getting a solid understanding of Linux fundamentals
Nov 13	comment	Getting a solid understanding of Linux fundamentals Thanks, Mahmoud, but this discussion illustrates my point. The Rails docs are pretty thin on installation instructions; they assume a base of *nix knowledge. Most tutorials are aimed at Mac users, and I understand Rails is much easier to set up on Macs. The Ubuntu tutorials I found were for older versions, and without a good base understanding of Linux, it's hard to figure out what to do when the magic sequence of commands fails with a cryptic error message. I want to learn what to do next.
Nov 13	awarded	Scholar
Nov 13	accepted	Getting a solid understanding of Linux fundamentals
Nov 12	comment	Getting a solid understanding of Linux fundamentals Although my work machine runs Windows, I have used Linux for prolonged stretches. I'm comfortable with basic usage, but something like setting up Rails is still painful for me.
Nov 12	comment	Getting a solid understanding of Linux fundamentals This is exactly the type of thing I'm looking for. I have learned a lot so far from the web, but it's so scattered. Linux is difficult in particular because it's modularized by design. The Pocket Guide looks like it'll provide a structured overview, which is what I need right now.
Nov 12	asked	Getting a solid understanding of Linux fundamentals
Mar 17	awarded	Editor
Mar 17	revised	How far should 'var' and null coalescing operator '??' be entertained without hampering readability? added 262 characters in body
Mar 16	comment	Should if statments be in inner or outer method? Good stuff. To address a point made in another answer, I would suggest changing the names of `DrawAxis()` et. al. to indicate that their execution is conditional, maybe `TryDrawAxis()`. Otherwise you need to navigate from the `Draw()` method to each individual submethod to confirm its behavior.