Hi. I’m Andrew. I write software.Tumblr (3.0; @atheken)http://andrewtheken.com/There&#8217;s cases where memoizing a bit of data in memory can make dramatic improvements in...http://andrewtheken.com/post/35012074754http://andrewtheken.com/post/35012074754Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:32:48 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55c69DJ0Y1qzrlfzo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55c69DJ0Y1qzrlfzo2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55c69DJ0Y1qzrlfzo3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55c69DJ0Y1qzrlfzo4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55c69DJ0Y1qzrlfzo5_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55c69DJ0Y1qzrlfzo6_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55c69DJ0Y1qzrlfzo7_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55c69DJ0Y1qzrlfzo8_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55c69DJ0Y1qzrlfzo9_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55c69DJ0Y1qzrlfzo10_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Kate and I bought a house! Here are some pictures…</p> <p>The house is around here, to give you an idea: </p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="350" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Snyder+Ave.+%26+Passyunk+Ave.&aq=&sll=39.922507,-75.173435&sspn=0.027416,0.055575&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=Snyder+Ave.+%26+Passyunk+Ave.&hnear=&t=m&ll=39.922507,-75.173435&spn=0.027416,0.055575&output=embed" width="425"></iframe><br/><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=Snyder+Ave.+%26+Passyunk+Ave.&aq=&sll=39.922507,-75.173435&sspn=0.027416,0.055575&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=Snyder+Ave.+%26+Passyunk+Ave.&hnear=&t=m&ll=39.922507,-75.173435&spn=0.027416,0.055575" target="_blank">View Larger Map</a></small></p> <p><a href="http://andrewtheken.com/post/24469503659/more-house-pictures-heres-more-info" target="_blank">Even more pictures…</a></p>http://andrewtheken.com/post/24469359432http://andrewtheken.com/post/24469359432Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:38:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55ce0Rl8R1qzrlfzo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55ce0Rl8R1qzrlfzo2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55ce0Rl8R1qzrlfzo3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55ce0Rl8R1qzrlfzo4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55ce0Rl8R1qzrlfzo5_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55ce0Rl8R1qzrlfzo6_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55ce0Rl8R1qzrlfzo7_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55ce0Rl8R1qzrlfzo8_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55ce0Rl8R1qzrlfzo9_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>More house pictures!</p> <p><a href="http://andrewtheken.com/post/24469359432/kate-and-i-bought-a-house-here-are-some" target="_blank">Here’s more info…</a></p>http://andrewtheken.com/post/24469503659http://andrewtheken.com/post/24469503659Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:30:00 -0400I&#8217;ve been meaning to write this post for over a year now, but now seems like an important time...http://andrewtheken.com/post/24258011307http://andrewtheken.com/post/24258011307Sat, 02 Jun 2012 09:12:00 -0400One of the features that became available in .Net 4.0 was a built in type for a Tuple. Tuples are...http://andrewtheken.com/post/23873966036http://andrewtheken.com/post/23873966036Sun, 27 May 2012 14:08:40 -0400dotnet csharp styleI am always surprised when a developer prefers a solution that requires special maintenance or deep...http://andrewtheken.com/post/21169313363http://andrewtheken.com/post/21169313363Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:07:00 -0400programming holywars<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luuvrdFiVV1qzrlfzo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://xkcd.com/979/" target="_blank">Wisdom of the Ancients</a><br/><a href="http://xkcd.com/979/" target="_blank">xkcd.com</a></p> <p>A webcomic of romance,<br/>sarcasm, math, and language.</p><p>XKCD updates every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.</p><p>Wisdom of the Ancients </p></blockquote> <p>RT @jmarnold: Love. <a href="http://t.co/0D7FtrBG" target="_blank">http://t.co/0D7FtrBG</a></p>http://andrewtheken.com/post/12965399172http://andrewtheken.com/post/12965399172Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:23:37 -0500I’ve been writing software professionally for a couple of years now, it’s a good gig, and something...http://andrewtheken.com/post/17893300575http://andrewtheken.com/post/17893300575Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400softwareAbout ten years ago, as any self-respecting nerd would do, I was toying with Linux. I remember...http://andrewtheken.com/post/17893342803http://andrewtheken.com/post/17893342803Sat, 16 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400This is just a bit of a nostalgic rambling about one of my life-long friends and how we get to where...http://andrewtheken.com/post/17893403323http://andrewtheken.com/post/17893403323Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400I&#8217;ve blogged before that I think the way a developer names blocks of their code says a lot...http://andrewtheken.com/post/17893607655http://andrewtheken.com/post/17893607655Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400Part One: When it comes to code, I’m pretty particular about how things are named. To me, naming...http://andrewtheken.com/post/17893667549http://andrewtheken.com/post/17893667549Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400One of the key design decisions when writing any code is what level of access you should give each...http://andrewtheken.com/post/17893696835http://andrewtheken.com/post/17893696835Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400As promised in my previous post, I am going to introduce you to a project that I&#8217;ve been...http://andrewtheken.com/post/17893761806http://andrewtheken.com/post/17893761806Sun, 23 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400Let&#8217;s talk about NoSQL: If you&#8217;ve been following the latest trends in the .net world via...http://andrewtheken.com/post/17893827557http://andrewtheken.com/post/17893827557Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500Having watched the Google Wave intro video. I am impressed.I think one of the greatest risks for...http://andrewtheken.com/post/17893884589http://andrewtheken.com/post/17893884589Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400Serving YUI Files from Yahoo! Servers: the best way to create rolled-up yui scriptshttp://andrewtheken.com/post/93335932http://andrewtheken.com/post/93335932Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:31:01 -0400For future reference, these are a few points about my life as a nerd. I&#8217;m a software developer...http://andrewtheken.com/post/17893902105http://andrewtheken.com/post/17893902105Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500How to unload office scan..: Change the uninstall_pwd=70 in the ofscan.ini file.http://andrewtheken.com/post/68864669http://andrewtheken.com/post/68864669Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:12:41 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/AA381j6ezhks6oeikqE1fFJOo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hi. I’m new around here.</p>http://andrewtheken.com/post/65254467http://andrewtheken.com/post/65254467Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:19:24 -0500