Software Chef

Chiso's Cookbook

Recipes for Software Development

2025 Edition
"Good code is like effective communication – clear, purposeful, and built with careful attention to detail."

Recipe Collection

Welcome to my cookbook journal! Here you'll find a collection of articles, thoughts, and guides I've written over time. Each "recipe" represents a different learning experience or insight.

Advent of Code Day 1 - Historian Hysteria

A walkthrough of solving the Historian Hysteria puzzle from Advent of Code 2024, using Go with a focus on making code accessible for beginners.

Snowfall.

Winter is here, how did we fair in our preparations?

It's Not Your Fault You Don't Know React

Breaking down why React seems harder than it needs to be, and how it connects to programming basics you already know

Breaking Rails: Adventures in Route Handling

A deep dive into breaking Rails conventions with Astro integration and the unexpected challenges of request routing

Fantastic Builds!

And where to find them...