Andrew Bowell
software engineer
Some writing, mostly writeups, sans AI
writing
The Perfect Way to Smooth Your Noisy Data
2025-03-23
Insanely fast and reliable smoothing and interpolation with the Whittaker-Eilers method.
Making S3 Even Simpler
2023-11-14
A rust crate to sync files between S3 and your local machine.
An In-depth Comparison of JSON, YAML, and TOML
2023-09-17
A detailed guide to the differences between three of the most popular data serialization formats.
The Developer's Guide To TOML
2023-09-05
Everything you need to know to get started with TOML - examples, config files, serialization and more.
The Developer's Guide To YAML
2023-08-16
Everything you need to know to get started with YAML - examples, config files, serialization and more.
The Developer's Guide To JSON
2023-07-22
Everything you need to know to get started with JSON - examples, web requests, serialization and more.
Measure for Measure Part II: Length and the Metre
2023-01-19
Can we finally stop redefining the way we measure length?
Measure for Measure Part I: Time and the Second
2022-11-02
The first installment of a blog delving into the origin of different units of measurement.