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Software Development News and Articles

This is why people
Published on: 7/2/2018 - 8 min read
This is why people "Ghost" their programming interviews
A few days ago, an article on LinkedIn brought to light the phrase "ghosting" and how it is detrimental to tech recruiters and employers cu...
I forgot my password and had to recollect my childhood
Published on: 6/30/2018 - 5 min read
I forgot my password and had to recollect my childhood
Recently, as I attempted to remember when my bills were due, I logged in to my financial debt carriers website only to realize that it's be...
Taking a look at jQuery's performance
Javascript
Published on: 6/26/2018 - 4 min read
Taking a look at jQuery's performance
jQuery is a great JavaScript library for getting things done quickly without having to put too much thought into how you're going to be doi...
The Best Way to Check for an Empty String in JavaScript
Javascript
Published on: 6/17/2018 - 6 min read
The Best Way to Check for an Empty String in JavaScript
A student recently asked me what the best way to check for an empty string in JavaScript was. I answered in the best way that I knew how an...
5 reasons to make your code more readable
Programming
Published on: 5/31/2018 - 5 min read
5 reasons to make your code more readable
The programming world is relatively split on whether more focus should be placed on code readability versus code complexity. As someone who...
The challenge of learning something on the web
Programming
Published on: 5/26/2018 - 5 min read
The challenge of learning something on the web
Just recently I was in the process of writing a new blog post on Progressive Web Applications. In the post, I was going to document my conv...
This is why you need side-projects
Programming
Published on: 5/25/2018 - 4 min read
This is why you need side-projects
In 2008, when I first began my professional programming career, I was tasked with working on a relatively high traffic website performing v...
What does a programmer do exactly?
Programming
Published on: 5/15/2018 - 5 min read
What does a programmer do exactly?
This question will have a completely different answer depending on who you ask. If you ask a front-end developer, then programming will rel...
Landing your first programming job
Career
Published on: 5/1/2018 - 5 min read
Landing your first programming job
Regardless of the field that you find yourself in, landing your first job is one of the most difficult challenges that you will face in you...
New Coding Podcast Sneak Peak Episode 1
Published on: 4/24/2018 - 2 min read
New Coding Podcast Sneak Peak Episode 1
This year we will be releasing our brand new podcast Coder's Block to the general public. This is something that we have attempted to do in...
Let's talk about data privacy
Security
Published on: 4/1/2018 - 6 min read
Let's talk about data privacy
Since Google became a verb, it has been no secret that they rely heavily on capturing user data, both to serve you better content and to se...
The most difficult part about programming
Programming
Published on: 3/26/2018 - 4 min read
The most difficult part about programming
Recently I rediscovered an old project on my hard drive that had some potential to change the world (maybe). It was a year old project that...
Avoid These During Your next Programming Interview
Career
Published on: 3/21/2018 - 5 min read
Avoid These During Your next Programming Interview
Interviews in general can be nerve-racking meetings regardless of where your current skill level is at. You can be a junior developer and a...
Are coding bootcamps right for you?
Coding Bootcamps
Published on: 3/15/2018 - 5 min read
Are coding bootcamps right for you?
Learning to code traditionally has been a path reserved for those willing to pursue a degree in the field of Computer Science. At least wit...
Keeping up with technology as a programmer
Programming
Published on: 1/25/2018 - 5 min read
Keeping up with technology as a programmer
Technology is rapidly changing these days as the number of developers and companies increases at a surprising rate. It definitely makes sen...
How to add sorting to any table in JavaScript
Javascript
Published on: 1/19/2018 - 5 min read
How to add sorting to any table in JavaScript
And you never thought that algorithm class from college was going to pay off. In this post I'll be going over how to add the ability to sor...
A brief look at infinite loops
Programming
Published on: 1/19/2018 - 6 min read
A brief look at infinite loops
Most programmer's will encounter an infinite loop or two at some point in their careers. Whether it is intentional or not is entirely.....
Are Coding Bootcamps effective?
Programming
Published on: 1/15/2018 - 5 min read
Are Coding Bootcamps effective?
Coding bootcamps are quickly growing in popularity among younger people not interested in the 4-5 year college route and in older people wh...
What to Expect at Your First Programming Job (2025 Guide)
Programming
Published on: 1/11/2018 - 5 min read
What to Expect at Your First Programming Job (2025 Guide)
You just got your first programming job and you are both excited and terrified at the same time. And rightly so as software engineering p...
Nikola Tesla died penniless, and that's alright
General
Published on: 1/10/2018 - 6 min read
Nikola Tesla died penniless, and that's alright
Nikola Tesla has been making the news rounds lately, probably due to his recent birthday. Happy late birthday Mr. Tesla. And after reading ...