PinnedMike TarpeyTwo Years Later: Perspectives on Software Engineering from a Former Actuary“The longer you wait to take that chance, the shorter the Future will be when you arrive.” -Daniel ArshamDec 8, 2023Dec 8, 2023
Mike TarpeyThe Nightmare of a Stolen DeviceWhat can we do in 2024 to lock down our digital identity?Jan 30Jan 30
Mike TarpeyCan OCR Handle My Handwriting in 2024?A quick experiment using four readily available options.Jan 81Jan 81
Mike TarpeyEdgeDB in a Fantasy Football Web AppEdgeDB proclaims that the post-SQL era has arrived. Let’s see if it can take our apps to the next level…Jul 31, 2022Jul 31, 2022
Mike TarpeyThe Python Class that landed me an engineering roleMy junior year of high school was the first year when (for myriad reasons) I really shifted my mindset from “let’s take as many classes as…Feb 6, 2022Feb 6, 2022
Mike TarpeyinAnalytics VidhyaMarch Madness 2021: Simulating a Bracket, Part 3Welcome to Part 3! If you missed Parts 1 + 2, you can catch up by starting with the story here:Mar 14, 2021Mar 14, 2021
Mike TarpeyinAnalytics VidhyaMarch Madness 2021: Simulating a Bracket, Part 2Welcome to Part 2! If you missed Part 1, check out the story below for some background on what we’re doing here:Mar 12, 20211Mar 12, 20211
Mike TarpeyinAnalytics VidhyaMarch Madness 2021: Simulating a Bracket, Part 1I’ve been pretty quiet for the last few weeks between actual work and working on this project…I’m excited to finally have some time to…Mar 12, 2021Mar 12, 2021
Mike TarpeyTroubleshooting usage of Python’s multiprocessing module in a FastAPI appI‘m in the process of developing a big upgrade to my March Madness model for this year’s NCAA basketball tournament. Before, it was…Feb 6, 20211Feb 6, 20211
Mike TarpeyMultiple filter/search functionality using ODMantic, FastAPI, and list unpackingFirst story! Here we go…Jan 29, 2021Jan 29, 2021