Design patterns have evolved to solve problems often encountered in software applications. The factory method design pattern and the abstract factory design pattern are both creational patterns.

One of the great myths in the technosphere is that musicians make good programmers because music is like math. I disagree. Music is not enough like math for any relevant or significant skill transfer.

Lindsey Fox’s watercolors transform Oregon landscapes into abstract patterns of art. Lindsey Fox is a watercolor artist and painter based out of Portland Oregon. Her work features plein air paintings ...