Merge pull request #12 from weeklydevchat/NL-2025-05-13

"Does Software Development Change the Way You Think?"

Author: normanlorrain

create_post.ps1

@@ -5,12 +5,22 @@
 #     At the top of the file create a yaml block with title and date.  
 
 # I needed to unquote the date, and add the Out-Null to the New-Item command.
+# update... use the current date to get the next Tuesday, and create the folder for that date.
+
 
 # Get the current date
 $currentDate = Get-Date
-$year = $currentDate.Year
-$month = $currentDate.Month.ToString("D2")
-$day = $currentDate.Day.ToString("D2")
+# Calculate days to Tuesday (Tuesday is 2 in DayOfWeek enum, 0-6 for Sunday-Saturday)
+$daysToTuesday = (2 - [int]$currentDate.DayOfWeek + 7) % 7
+# If today is Tuesday, we want same day, so adjust if result is 7
+if ($daysToTuesday -eq 7) { $daysToTuesday = 0 }
+# Get Tuesday's date
+$tuesdayDate = $currentDate.AddDays($daysToTuesday)
+$year = $tuesdayDate.Year
+$month = $tuesdayDate.Month.ToString("D2")
+$day = $tuesdayDate.Day.ToString("D2")
+
+
 
 # Define the folder path
 $folderPath = "docs/posts/$year/$month/$day"
@@ -25,15 +35,21 @@ $filePath = "$folderPath/index.md"
 
 # Create the markdown file with YAML front matter
 $title = "Your Blog Post Title"
-$date = $currentDate.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")
+$date = $tuesdayDate.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")
 
 $yamlContent = @"
 ---
 title: "$title"
 date: $date
 authors:
- -  
+ - chris | norm | omar
 ---
+
+TOPIC_INTRODUCTION_HERE
+
+Everyone and anyone are welcome to [join](https://weeklydevchat.com/join/) as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others. Zoom link will be posted at 12pm MDT.
+
+![alt text](${date}_image_filename.webp)
 "@
 
 # Write the content to the file

docs/posts/2025/05/13/2025-05-13_think.webp

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+title: "Does Software Development Change the Way You Think?"
+date: 2025-05-13
+authors:
+ - norm 
+
+---
+
+As a developer, have you noticed that you approach life differently than "normal" people? After all those years of training and career, do you think differently than how you used to?
+
+In other words, do you approach non-coding problems like code? 
+
+Some examples: 
+
+* Breaking problems into parts, like modular code:  e.g. you plan a trip by organising flights and hotels like modules.  
+* Spotting reusable patterns:  e.g. you standardise meeting agendas using templates.  
+* Debugging:   e.g. you troubleshoot a friend's wifi by methodically working from the edge to the ISP.  
+
+Are these shifts unique to coding?  Do they make life better or just annoy those around you?
+
+Everyone and anyone are welcome to [join](https://weeklydevchat.com/join/) as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others. 
+
+![thinking](2025-05-13_think.webp)