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Dan Kim

Chicagoland

How I fell in love with a programming language

For all its warts, Java has served me well. And as Android’s native language, it’s been a true blessing in disguise. Who knew all those years of writing webapps would turn into such an awesome mobile opportunity? But I’ve never had strong feelings about Java itself. I

Admire someone? Write them an email, you might be surprised

A couple years ago I attended a conference in Austin. There were a lot of great speakers, but the one I really wanted to see was Mike Monteiro. I’ve admired Mike’s work from afar for many years because it’s so honest and direct. I watched Mike’s

I'm a boring programmer (and proud of it)

I'm a boring programmer (and proud of it)

I have a confession to make — I’m not a rock star programmer. Nor am I a hacker. I don’t know ninjutsu. Nobody has ever called me a wizard. Still, I take pride in the fact that I’m a good, solid programmer. One who works hard at his

Writing software is easy

If you think building a software product is tough, try building a legendary car from scratch. I recently watched A Faster Horse, a documentary about the development of the 2015 Ford Mustang. It examines how that Mustang, whose nameplate is an icon in Ford’s history (and America’s), went

I quit Facebook

Recently there have been a lot of people out there quitting Facebook, myself included. Some are upset by the experiments that Facebook ran to see how users would react to changes in stories they were fed. Others, like me, are simply realizing how much pent up frustration Facebook is causing.

I finally figured out budgeting

I finally figured out budgeting

At the ripe age of 36 - a modest 18 years after starting to do my own finances - I think I’ve finally figured how to budget my money properly. It’s not that I’ve ever been in a bad financial situation. I’ve always had positive cash

How people learn

How people learn

The Spring 2013 quarter at The Starter League has begun, and we’re excited to get started! Part of that excitement is the chance to make every quarter successively better. Everyone on The Starter League team takes teaching and learning seriously. We’re always looking to improve so that we