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Keeping Your Websites More Secure In 2018
Published on: 1/2/2018 - 5 min read
Keeping Your Websites More Secure In 2018
This year we didn't hear too much in the news about security breaches or stolen data, although undoubtedly those incidents continued to hap...
Font Awesome has changed the way that I build websites
I don't get paid by Font Awesome, but after I hype them up, they will at some point. Font Awesome has changed the way that I build websites ...
The Surface 3 Is Still Doing Work, Somehow
Published on: 1/1/2018 - 4 min read
The Surface 3 Is Still Doing Work, Somehow
Just recently many new laptops and 2 in 1's were announced with more power and better resolution than ever before. It's a fantastic time if...
How To Write A Technical Resume For Programmers
Published on: 12/25/2017 - 5 min read
How To Write A Technical Resume For Programmers
A new year is fast approaching and that means it might be time to do something different. Which might just mean finding a new job. So keepi...
How to not get bored while coding
Published on: 12/18/2017 - 5 min read
How to not get bored while coding
Sure, the reds, blues, and purples on the IDE look like a ton of fun, but there comes a time when stying a nav bar for 2 hours just isn't a...
Do Programmer's Need College Degrees Anymore?
Published on: 12/15/2017 - 5 min read
Do Programmer's Need College Degrees Anymore?
Recently an old comment that Elon Musk made about the importance of college degrees popped up again in the media, as they tend to do ever...
Don't Quit Your Startup Just Yet
Published on: 12/11/2017 - 5 min read
Don't Quit Your Startup Just Yet
You've worked countless hours on your product to get it to market. You've sacrificed vacations and friends and sometimes even food. It hap...
How To Have A Successful Site Launch
Published on: 12/9/2017 - 4 min read
How To Have A Successful Site Launch
So you worked late into the night for months, had countless meetings with business partners, signed all the required paperwork, and now you...
Programming In Cubicles Vs Open Floor Plans
Published on: 12/8/2017 - 4 min read
Programming In Cubicles Vs Open Floor Plans
There are main 2 ways that you'll be working in an office environment if you're a programmer. And that's either in a cubicle, which we've s...
How To Set Up an SSL Certificate With GoDaddy
While in the past it seemed like you could do just fine without the hassle of setting up an SSL certificate, it seems that as of late that ...
Time On Site Is Not A Measure Of Success
Published on: 12/5/2017 - 5 min read
Time On Site Is Not A Measure Of Success
But it is the most obvious one to measure. If you ever read about how fantastically well a new startup or company is doing, then you are go...
How To Properly Use Code Reviews
Published on: 12/4/2017 - 4 min read
How To Properly Use Code Reviews
Code reviews can be either a fantastic tool to maintain a stronger codebase that is freer of bugs and issues, or it can be a stressful and ...
First Impressions of Microsoft SQL Operations Studio
Microsoft recently unveiled their new Microsoft SQL Operations Studio (in preview) application for Windows, Linux, and Mac. SQL Operations...
A Quick Guide To JavaScript Touch Events
Published on: 11/28/2017 - 4 min read
A Quick Guide To JavaScript Touch Events
The JavaScript specification now supports touch event handling for interactions with mobile devices and tablets....
6 Startup Mistakes To Watch Out For
Published on: 11/28/2017 - 6 min read
6 Startup Mistakes To Watch Out For
If you're looking to start, or are currently in, a startup, then mistakes are part of the game. In fact, they're the biggest part of the ga...
Why I Quit My Job For A Startup
Published on: 11/21/2017 - 6 min read
Why I Quit My Job For A Startup
I get asked this question a lot, as I left my job 2 years ago to work full-time on our startup Renly.co. And it's a tough question to answe...
How To Build Disruptive Technology
Published on: 11/18/2017 - 6 min read
How To Build Disruptive Technology
What is disruptive technology? Disruptive technology is any new technology that essentially changes the way that the current societal model...
When Is The Right Time To Start Your Business
Published on: 11/17/2017 - 5 min read
When Is The Right Time To Start Your Business
Sometimes it's difficult to notice because of our usual day to day rush, but somebody owns every single business establishment that you wal...
How We Can Code A Better Sociey
Published on: 11/14/2017 - 7 min read
How We Can Code A Better Sociey
It's hard to see it, but our society is quickly becoming what authors decades ago wrote about when they pictured the future. A future where...
My Most Difficult Programming Task To Date
Published on: 11/11/2017 - 7 min read
My Most Difficult Programming Task To Date
YouTube ads and Instagram posts make coding seem like a fun sticker filled evening with excellent cups of coffee and gorgeous scenery's of ...