I might have to call for some help in the #SaltMine. I can’t seem to figure out a way to do this query. I’m sure there must be, but I don’t quite have enough expertise in the various pieces from CLang query to SQL—no sin in asking for help. And I really need to take some time on the other project to finish off some work. It’s been hanging around way too long.

I have spent the morning being very busy in the #SaltMine. I am starting a new query and getting to play around with clang queries. I really need to finish up my tasks on my other project, though, as there are lots of little loose ends I need to tie up. Then I can move on to other things on that project. The powers that be put the clamp down on visual code extensions, which, given the recent security breaches involving those, isn’t too surprising.

I’ve had a busy week in the #SaltMine. I am still juggling two projects, and I made a big effort at the end of last week to make sure both projects knew what I was up to, what I had worked on, and when I plan to work on them this week. I had a great talk with my team lead, and I put together a couple of emails to make sure everyone was in the loop. I’ve tended to wander off the path and get everyone confused by chasing interesting technical leads. Not always a great thing to do.

Working in the #SaltMine has been OK. My time allocation is still a little screwed up, as the project with the smallest allocation is the one I have the most to do on. Working on multiple projects is nice, but it can get confusing when you’re trying to figure out which project to work on and how to charge for it. But I do like working on multiple things at once.

It’s been a busy but satisfying week in the #SaltMine. I have had some interesting projects to work on, and a friend started work this week, too. I think he will enjoy STR. I even got to do one of my favorite things: closely examine and critique C++ code. I actually enjoy waiting through warnings and seeing how appropriate they are. I love reading code almost as much as I love writing it.

The actual work in the #SaltMine has been going pretty well. It’s been nice focusing on a single project. I need to get my feature merged in. It has been eye-opening to learn how to transfer data and programs to the classified lab. It can be a tedious process, indeed. No matter how much you try to emulate things on the “low“ side, you always run into a weird twist.