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About Darren | Darren James Harkness
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Skip to main content. I'm an old-school web developer, project manager, and creative technologist living in Edmonton, Alberta who has been hand-crafting quality, content driven websites and online publications since 1995. I like to make things. You might have seen some of them:. I write about technology, web development, social media, politics, and all other sorts of things. I have an MA in Humanities Computing from the University of Alberta, and wrote my thesis on identity formation in social media.
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Growth, Week 1 | Darren James Harkness
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Skip to main content. Growth, Week 1. So, how'd I do with week one of my new year? This week was focused mainly on Swift. I managed to set aside some time to catch up on the work I have been doing for Learning Swift. And completed my article on closures. I also completed the first book in the Learning Swift series, which is a collection of all of the articles. Part Two should come later in the year. Overall, not a bad week. Image credit: Flickr user Susana Fernandez.
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About | Learning Swift
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Skip to main content. Learning Swift, one line of code at a time. If you like what you read here, you might want to consider reading my other publications:. A book about the Apache web server, written for web designers. Consider the source: Critical Considerations of the Medium of Social Media" in From Text to Txting. With Kirsten C. Uszkalo). You can learn more about him on his portfolio site. Photo by Alan Bailward.
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Darren James Harkness | darren james harkness
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Skip to main content. The Full Stack Project Manager. I'm proposing a new Full Stack Project Manager title as a way of shaping and understanding my own career. A quick update on my professional growth this month. Growth, Week 1. So, how'd I do with week one of my new year? A daily exercise of listing several things you’re grateful for can increase happiness by 25 percent. The secret to an efficient team? Is the home of Darren James Harkness, a creative technologist based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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The secret to a great team: gratitude | Darren James Harkness
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Skip to main content. The secret to a great team: gratitude. A daily exercise of listing several things you’re grateful for can increase happiness by 25 percent. And only takes a few minutes. Your lists can include anything you’re grateful for, but regularly including a few work-related items will support a more positive outlook on the job. The secret to an efficient team? Is the home of Darren James Harkness, a creative technologist based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Artificially Intelligent | Darren James Harkness
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Skip to main content. I continued my year of growth in January and February, learning to program in yet another new language, and taking some MOOCs to try and explore areas I've never really explored before. I'll be taking the AI course for the next few weeks, and I expect to be thoroughly challenged as I dive into the deep end of Python. Image credit: Michael Cordedda. Is the home of Darren James Harkness, a creative technologist based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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The Full Stack Project Manager | Darren James Harkness
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Skip to main content. The Full Stack Project Manager. For the last few years, I’ve been experimenting with my job title, trying to find one that fits the kind of work I do on a regular basis. Nothing has really fit well, or encompassed my full skill set and portfolio of work. There were certainly a few I could choose from. Lately, I realized that I have to invent my own title. I started down this path a few years ago with Creative Technologist. Does he work with IT? The Full Stack Developer is highly des...
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Monthly archive | Darren James Harkness
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Skip to main content. Older archives can be found at http:/ old.staticred.net/archive. Is the home of Darren James Harkness, a creative technologist based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Original content and design on staticred.net is © 1999-2013 darren james harkness.
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Learning is hard. | Darren James Harkness
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Skip to main content. Well, the Artificial Intelligence class was a flop. It turns out I'm just not an algorithms kind of guy, and no matter how much I banged my head against the desk I just wasn't going to make it. But that's fine. I still gained something from the experience, in that I gained a grasp of the fundamentals of Python, and can likely make my way around the language if and when I need to. So, despite the early AI setback, learning continues apace!