Software Development News and Articles

Published on: 11/27/2020 - 4 min read

3 skills every programmer needs to develop

A programmer is many things. Particularly at a company. Not only do they build the software that other people rely on, but they also act lik...

Coding Bootcamps

Published on: 11/25/2020 - 5 min read

Should you attend an online coding bootcamp in 2021?

Now more than ever, everything is going online. Our shopping is online, our communications are online and our educations are online. And it'...

Computer Science

Published on: 11/24/2020 - 4 min read

3 reasons why you should get a Computer Science degree

Tech CEO's have had a weird impact during the past decade influencing many young folks to avoid college all together and to go out on their ...

Programming

Published on: 11/23/2020 - 5 min read

Your first month at your first programming job

If you remember your first day in high school, or any school, it's alot like that. You don't know anyone or where anything is. There's alot ...

Javascript

Published on: 11/20/2020 - 5 min read

Is it still okay to use jQuery in 2020?

I get this question asked all of the time from my students. And my answer will typically be something like "Why is it wrong to use jQuery?"....

Javascript

Published on: 11/1/2020 - 2 min read

Capitalize the first letter of any string in JavaScript

While there is no direct bulit-in function in JavaScript (yet) to capitalize the first letter of a string, there are various ways that you c...

Published on: 10/30/2020 - 2 min read

Randomize an array in JavaScript

Randomizing arrays can be helpful in various situations such as shuffling a deck of cards or when you just need a unique dataset for testin...

Javascript

Published on: 10/12/2020 - 5 min read

Creating a right-click contextual menu in JavaScript

Right click contextual menu's are a great way to hide menu items that are less commonly used, and that you want to keep out of sight until ...

Gadgets

Published on: 10/8/2020 - 5 min read

Is the Surface Pro X good for developers?

Along with the upcoming release of the Surface Laptop Go, Microsoft is also about to release the follow up to the Surface Pro X model from l...

Gadgets

Published on: 10/5/2020 - 8 min read

Is the Surface Laptop Go good for developers?

Microsoft has done a great job at improving upon their Surface line up year after year. Everything from the super portable Surface Go 2, to ...

Published on: 9/29/2020 - 3 min read

The best project management app to use in 2020

Finding ways to manage a project can be a challenge, particularly these days with hundreds of new apps coming out claiming to be the champ i...

Published on: 9/23/2020 - 3 min read

4 Important Features To Look For In A Password Manager

We all know that strong passwords are important but a lot of people go with simple, weak passwords because they don’t want to go throug...

Web Development

Published on: 9/21/2020 - 5 min read

5 essential downloads every web developer should be using

If you are relatively new to web development then this list is for you. It is my top 5 most used (probably) apps installed on my work laptop...

Web Design

Published on: 9/17/2020 - 4 min read

How to implement Dark Mode on your websites with JavaScript

I'll start by saying that there is no native method for dark mode in HTML and CSS just yet. So whatever method you end up using will have to...

Productivity

Published on: 9/14/2020 - 4 min read

How mushroom coffee can increase your focus while coding

If you are a programmer then you know that there are those moments when you need more focus to get a task completed. Maybe it involves too m...

Web Development

Published on: 9/10/2020 - 3 min read

3 books every beginner web developer should read

You can pretty much learn anything online these days if you know where to look and if you are willing to pay a buck or two in the process....

Published on: 9/1/2020 - 3 min read

How to clear the cache on a users browser so they don't have to

Cached files are both a blessing and a curse depending on what your current intent is. A blessing because it allows for websites to load muc...

Published on: 8/31/2020 - 13 min read

The complete beginner's guide to hosting your own podcast

If Joe Rogan is a sign of the times, and he probably is, then podcasting isn't going anywhere anytime soon. And in fact, it probably hasn't ...

CSS

Published on: 8/27/2020 - 3 min read

The best library to use for quick CSS animations

css animationsAnimations on a website typically get saved for last or ignored completely mainly because they can be somewhat time consuming ...

Published on: 8/21/2020 - 6 min read

Google Fi 2 year review - should you switch?

It has been a little over two years since I made the switch to Google's phone service Fi. And I'm still using the service so it can't be all...

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