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Software Development News and Articles

One year inside of our startup
Startup
Published on: 4/7/2017 - 6 min read
One year inside of our startup
Something that hasn't been mentioned too much on this blog is the startup that I helped to co-found with close friends and with a close bus...
Introducing A To Do List For Programmers
Programming
Published on: 3/27/2017 - 3 min read
Introducing A To Do List For Programmers
On a recent blog post I wrote about notepad being one of my most used developer tools. And that was mainly due to its ease of use, its pe...
The Right Place And Time To Code
Programming
Published on: 3/20/2017 - 5 min read
The Right Place And Time To Code
And not in a midlife crisis kind of way, in which you leave your family to take on Silicon Valley. That's for another post. But in a "what ...
Happi Pi Day
General
Published on: 3/15/2017 - 3 min read
Happi Pi Day
For as long as I can remember, I was both aware and unaware of Pi. And I took it for granted really. 3.14. That's all that was known from...
How To
C-Sharp
Published on: 3/9/2017 - 5 min read
How To "Get" Companies From HubSpot Using C#
I haven't used too many CRM platforms in the past, but for sure HubSpot's features are plentiful for the small business person on the go. A...
When To Use Code Vs When To Use SQL
Programming
Published on: 3/6/2017 - 5 min read
When To Use Code Vs When To Use SQL
Just recently I spent a few hours attempting to make an overly complex SQL query into a reality. From the beginning, it didn't really feel ...
Notepad Is The Most Useful Programmer's Tool
Programming
Published on: 3/4/2017 - 4 min read
Notepad Is The Most Useful Programmer's Tool
You may never notice it, as you shortcut your way across your keyboard with Winkey + R => "notepad", but you use it more than anything else...
What Exactly Is A Website
Web Dev
Published on: 2/28/2017 - 6 min read
What Exactly Is A Website
Most people know what a website is from a visual perspective. But most people, including many tech people, have no idea what a website actu...
The Sharpie Steel Pen Review
General
Published on: 2/24/2017 - 3 min read
The Sharpie Steel Pen Review
If you read my previous post on the importance of sketching your code, then you know that I'm a huge fan of getting ideas out on pen and pa...
How To Read Any Kind Of File In C#
C-Sharp
Published on: 2/23/2017 - 7 min read
How To Read Any Kind Of File In C#
If you're a data analyst or data scientist or work with data in some way, shape, or form, then at some point you've had to deal with random...
How Much Should You Charge For A Website
Career
Published on: 2/17/2017 - 5 min read
How Much Should You Charge For A Website
If you work a 9-5 job programming job, you won't have to worry much about this question anytime soon. But if you're in the free-roaming wor...
How To Finish A Project
Productivity
Published on: 2/15/2017 - 4 min read
How To Finish A Project
One of the toughest things to battle once you reach a certain level of programming knowledge is the influx of ideas that will flow into you...
The Travelling Programmer
Programming
Published on: 2/14/2017 - 4 min read
The Travelling Programmer
I'm a huge fan of the idea that I can take my code and go anywhere with it. On a plane, on a train, and even in the rain. Except that for n...
Sketching Your Code On Paper
Programming
Published on: 2/8/2017 - 3 min read
Sketching Your Code On Paper
Just as an author sometimes requires a quick brainstorm in order to get his/her thoughts in order, so do programmers require something simi...
I Can't Fix Your Computer, But I Will Try
General
Published on: 2/8/2017 - 3 min read
I Can't Fix Your Computer, But I Will Try
For as long as I've been a programmer, I've been a PC repair man in the making. Not by choice. But by association. Most people don't know w...
5 Simple Ways To Monetize Your Blog
Freelance
Published on: 2/7/2017 - 4 min read
5 Simple Ways To Monetize Your Blog
If you're a blogger, then most likely you began writing because you enjoyed it, and not because you'll be making 6 figures while sipping te...
How To Code Blackjack Using JavaScript
Project
Published on: 2/2/2017 - 10 min read
How To Code Blackjack Using JavaScript
Today I will be building a small BlackJack game in pure JavaScript in the hopes that you out there reading this can use it as a frame to ...
Thank You StackOverflow
General
Published on: 2/1/2017 - 4 min read
Thank You StackOverflow
For a while I believed that just maybe StackOverflow was a crutch for many programmers. That maybe it was causing us to forgot how to code ...
How To Create A Rain Effect Using Crafty.js
Project
Published on: 1/24/2017 - 6 min read
How To Create A Rain Effect Using Crafty.js
In this post I will cover how to create a rain effect using the JavaScript game engine, Crafty.js, for a 2D side-scroller type of game. If ...
Play My Classic Snake Game
Javascript
Published on: 1/20/2017 - 1 min read
Play My Classic Snake Game
On this rainy day in Los Angeles, stay home, drink too much coffee and enjoy a classic game from our teen years (maybe). I coded this sna...