Software Development News and Articles

Published on: 2/1/2019 - 7 min read

A robot called me last night, and I'm sort of okay with it

Google impressed everyone with it's project Duplex a few months back. We were glued to our screens as we saw a wonderful human-like conver...

Article

Published on: 1/17/2019 - 7 min read

Useful JavaScript ES6 concepts to start using right now

If you have not kept up with the many changes that JavaScript has gone through during the past few years, then maybe now is the time to inco...

Article

Published on: 1/14/2019 - 5 min read

Our code is getting old and outdated and we need to fix it soon

Hear me out. I love StackOverflow and Google. Alot. It has made my job overall much less frustrating and has made for some short work days. ...

Javascript

Published on: 1/7/2019 - 6 min read

Coding A Calendar In JavaScript: Part 2

The following is the follow up to the ever so popular Coding a Calendar in JavaScript, in which I created a calendar widget in JavaScript. ...

Javascript

Published on: 1/2/2019 - 5 min read

How to Create a Basic Text Editor In JavaScript: A Step by Step Tutorial

Creating a rich-text editor in JavaScript isn't as difficult as many may think it is and can give you the much needed control over your code...

Programming

Published on: 12/26/2018 - 5 min read

Why you don't need more than one programming language

More is usually better, right? More cookies, is noticeably better than less cookies. Unless those cookies are bad. In which case, nobody wan...

Web Development

Published on: 12/17/2018 - 6 min read

4 potential routes to becoming a web developer

This is a popular question that I often get asked from people who are familiar with coding, but not quite skilled enough or confident enough...

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Published on: 12/12/2018 - 5 min read

This is why we can't have "clean code"

The idea of clean code has been circulating around the internet for a while now, and as most things in life, the longer they persist and tra...

Article

Published on: 12/10/2018 - 4 min read

Do you think like a programmer?

A popular thought experiment that I often give my students who are early in their programming careers is the following: There is a basket i...

Programming

Published on: 12/3/2018 - 6 min read

How has programming changed during the past 15 years?

I first began "programming" in 2002 during my senior year in High School. I chose Python as the language of choice, mainly because it was th...

Programming

Published on: 11/29/2018 - 6 min read

What is "black-box code" and why it's important

The concept of black-box modeling isn't anything new in the software developer world. It essentially comes down to hiding the comp...

Published on: 11/19/2018 - 5 min read

Do these 3 things to improve your code right now

Coding can be a very personal thing many a time. Some people like camel casing, some like Pascal casing. Some people like to add the curly b...

Career

Published on: 11/13/2018 - 4 min read

This is why you should spend a few years in corporate America

Whenever you hear about programmers and coding, you eventually end up hearing about working remotely from your bed in your pajamas while a f...

Career

Published on: 11/8/2018 - 5 min read

How to quit your job and feel good about it

If you're 23+ years old, odds are that you either currently don't like your job very much, or that you just left a job that you didn't like ...

Published on: 11/8/2018 - 4 min read

3 mistakes programmers make when learning to code

Learning to code can be a difficult and time-consuming endeavour for many. And while there are plenty of online resources out there today,&n...

Career

Published on: 11/6/2018 - 4 min read

Is programming a stressful career choice?

Many people see the Instagram posts of programmer's sipping luxurious coffee in bed with their laptops at an awkward angle that would not do...

Startup

Published on: 11/2/2018 - 5 min read

Should you work at a startup?

I get this question frequently from many people, mainly those just starting out on their programming careers, and having both been a job-see...

Learn 2 code

Published on: 10/29/2018 - 4 min read

The truth about teaching yourself to code?

I see this question come up frequently enough with my students, so I decided to give my 2 cents on it. And let me start off by saying that t...

Software

Published on: 10/22/2018 - 7 min read

Testing out Campaign Monitor for my email marketing needs

As someone who currently runs and maintains multiple websites, both for myself as well as for my clients, I am always looking for ways to be...

Career

Published on: 10/16/2018 - 5 min read

The best way to prepare for a programming interview

You received that email, welcoming you through the doors of a prestigious (or not so prestigious) software company in order for you too show...

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