About Me
I am a Peter Sheats: A Christian, husband, father, and freelance web developer. I currently live near Tyler, TX with my wife and son.
I started programming back in 2002 using ColdFusion while studying Computer Information Systems at Palm Beach Atlantic University. After reading Paul Graham’s essay Beating the Averages, I realized that ColdFusion was my “blub language” and started learning PHP and Python. I have been programing in Python full-time since 2007 and use Django as my framework of choice. I have dabbled in Lisp and want to completely finish reading Structures and Interpretation of Computer Programs one day.
I really enjoy programming because of the challenges involved and the mental exercises it provides. I am always interested in increasing my skill and understanding of the craft and that is what this blog is about. Too many programmers learn enough to get a job and then seem to be happy just collecting a paycheck but never try to improve their skills. Not me!
Inspired by this list and Joel Spolsky’s reading recommendations and this one many others, I have decided to spend an hour every morning reading one of the recommended books. I will try to put together a short summary/critique of what I read on this blog.
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