I tend to get a chuckle when I read on Medium articles on which programming language you should learn. Why is this pertinent today? During the weekly department meeting, we talked about our supported tech stack.

As an ERP Programmer/Analyst for a Community College, there are some things that I am expected to know:

Languages that I must be aware of or at least be able to fake it.

Other tech concepts

• Linux (I use Currently use Windows Linux Subsystem. I no longer have time to geek out on dedicated boxes or Virtual Box)

• Shell (Bash and Ksh)

• Ssh and key management

• REST

• JSON (To me, it is a lightweight object serialization). Mostly for API calls

• CSV Many people would like to have CSV dead. When it comes to disparate systems

• Single sign-on (both SAML and CAS)

• I need to be a subject matter expert to the population I serve.

I included that TIOBE index ranking because not everything is the latest or greatest. Not everything is what the cool kids want to do. It is the languages that pay my bills probably for the next 10 years.

Why do I need to know this? I work at an Oracle Linux shop. My job, for the most part, dictates what I use. Can I use other technologies? Yes, but I will not have a backup. If I get sick or want a vacation, I hurt my employer because my counterparts may not have the skill set to solve things quickly.

PL/SQL, SQL, SHELL are just musts. I cannot even do the job without it. I use SQL Developer for PL/SQL and SQL. It saves my college money. Python was something that I picked up because a vendor that I was exporting data from Oracle made libraries in Python.

Bottom line, what is the Programming Laguage to know? It is the one that will pay your bills. Everything else is a hobby. (Please note: hobbies are not bad, they keep you relelevant so that when technologies change, you are ready).

References

“Index | TIOBE - The Software Quality Company.” TIOBE Software BV, www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index. Accessed 29 Jan. 2022.

I am just going to leave it at this: I turned off my inclusivity filter in MS Word and Grammarly, and so should you.

In the tradition of last year, I decide run a report of what I have done as a year in exercise.

This time, I am going to remind myself that you cannot exercise yourself out of a bad diet. Even with all this, I gained weight in 2021. 2022 I hope will be different.

I saw this quote on the internet:

Jesus said help your neighbors and give to the poor and hungry, not give money to the Romans and hope they’ll take care of it.

Do I believe that are there are certain things only the government can do? Yes. Do I think that the government is the answer to everything? Hardly.

Many people who go into public service, especially in blue states, do not always go into office for the public good of all their constituents. They have their own agenda.

Also, what government does, even for good, I don’t feel they are a proxy for me being good or doing good. This statement is essential. I see many people on the internet doing likes for things they do not have skin in the game (In 2020, 61% of Americans paid no federal income tax. I was part of the 39%). It is other people’s money. I doubt any city, county, state, federal would ever be a four-star rating on Charity Navigator. Again, I prefer to choose a proxy for my charity dollars.

It is important to me that charity starts at home. If I cannot take care of myself, family, near and dear, close friends, I have no business worrying about others. Next, the charity must be local, then SoCal, California, United States. Then just maybe the rest of the world. A concentric circle going outward.

Wanted to test out combining a fit file from my Edge 1030 Plus with my Gopro Hero 9 Black in Telemetry Overlay. Unfortunately got a thorn in my tire that made the trip a little short. This is from the first part of the ride before I had to do road side innertube change.

Gotta admit, it is cool software.

Although this is for Melges 24, I feel that it applies to J/70s. This type of jibe gives you a tactical advantage over your competitors that have chosen their sets at the beginning of the race.