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Software Development News and Articles

Taking The
Programming
Published on: 6/15/2016 - 4 min read
Taking The "Science" Out Of Computer Science
Studying Computer Science in college is unusually difficult. I say unusual, because 80% of all that science concepts taught will probably o...
Simulations Are A Powerful Thing
Programming
Published on: 6/9/2016 - 4 min read
Simulations Are A Powerful Thing
One of the most beneficial (as in to humanity I guess) aspects about becoming a programmer is learning to control data, no matter what that...
Taking A Look At Security In Shared Hosting
Security
Published on: 6/3/2016 - 4 min read
Taking A Look At Security In Shared Hosting
I've always been a proponent of having just the most secure site that you can possibly make. And as such, I always take precautions to make...
The Web Isn't Valid Anymore, And That's Not Ok
Web Design
Published on: 5/26/2016 - 4 min read
The Web Isn't Valid Anymore, And That's Not Ok
The language of the internet is and always will be HTML. And this HTML is standardized by the W3C, or the World Wide Web Consortium. The W3...
The Grim Yet Important Role Of Postmortems
Productivity
Published on: 5/17/2016 - 4 min read
The Grim Yet Important Role Of Postmortems
So you finished that big project for a client and now you and your team are reveling in that feeling of completion. There were ups and down...
Setting Up Git Remotely on BitBucket and Visual Studio
Software
Published on: 5/3/2016 - 3 min read
Setting Up Git Remotely on BitBucket and Visual Studio
When working with a team on a programming task, source control becomes a necessity and Git is the dominating force in this area. So today I...
Becoming Too Dependent On Code
Programming
Published on: 4/28/2016 - 4 min read
Becoming Too Dependent On Code
Code dependency is a topic that rarely gets talked about in programming circles. Mainly because it's something that everyone does and doesn...
Designing Web Pages With The Google Web Designer
Software
Published on: 4/18/2016 - 4 min read
Designing Web Pages With The Google Web Designer
It's fair to say that Google is pretty good at this whole website thing. Which is why I was surprised at their latest non-web application, ...
The Arduous Journey To A Faster Website
Web Design
Published on: 4/9/2016 - 4 min read
The Arduous Journey To A Faster Website
Every now and then I'll run a page audit on one of my websites and then immediately become depressed when I see the results. It's hard to k...
The Pros And Cons Of Working Remotely
Productivity
Published on: 3/22/2016 - 6 min read
The Pros And Cons Of Working Remotely
Most jobs nowadays, still require you to get up early and get ready and to then spend a percentage of your life sitting inside of a vehicle...
Are We Due For The 6 Hour Work Day
Productivity
Published on: 3/9/2016 - 7 min read
Are We Due For The 6 Hour Work Day
If you know me, you know that I'm not a fan of the standard 8 hour workday. And alot of that has to do with my outside of work activities, ...
A Beginners Guide To JavaScript
Javascript
Published on: 3/6/2016 - 7 min read
A Beginners Guide To JavaScript
JavaScript is a great language for anyone just starting to code for a variety of reasons. It's lightweight, runs fast and most importantly ...
I For One, Welcome Our Robot Overlords
General
Published on: 2/29/2016 - 7 min read
I For One, Welcome Our Robot Overlords
Kind of... Lately, there's been alot of talk on the internet about robots and "AI" taking away 200% of the jobs in the country in the ne...
How To Post A Tweet Using C# For Single User
C-Sharp
Published on: 2/22/2016 - 13 min read
How To Post A Tweet Using C# For Single User
In this post I'll be showing how to post a Tweet to Twitter using C# and no 3rd party libraries. This is a pure .NET approach, and it's mor...
Fireside Chat With Joel Spolsky
General
Published on: 2/8/2016 - 5 min read
Fireside Chat With Joel Spolsky
Just recently I had the privilege to attend a talk by Joel Spolsky, co-creator of Stack Overflow and creator of Fog Creek Software, and it ...
Computer Science For All May Not Be The Right Answer
Programming
Published on: 2/3/2016 - 5 min read
Computer Science For All May Not Be The Right Answer
Recently the President proposed a 4 billion dollar plan that would enable public schools to teach computer science courses to everyone from...
Taking The Gear VR For A Test Drive
Gadgets
Published on: 1/28/2016 - 5 min read
Taking The Gear VR For A Test Drive
For the past year, everyone online has been fascinated by VR. Virtual Reality, like the kind that we see in Anime and movies. Nobody I know...
My Experience With Pair Programming
Programming
Published on: 1/24/2016 - 5 min read
My Experience With Pair Programming
For the most part, programming is usually a one man/woman job. You get your task, and you fire up your IDE and you get to work. You miss a ...
Why Windows 7 Is Still So Popular
General
Published on: 1/16/2016 - 4 min read
Why Windows 7 Is Still So Popular
It's been some years since Windows 7 came out, and apparently, I never got over it, as I sit here today on my Windows 7 laptop with about 8...
Getting Started With JavaScript's WebRTC
Javascript
Published on: 1/7/2016 - 4 min read
Getting Started With JavaScript's WebRTC
WebRTC is a free open sourced technology that allows your everyday browsers to perform Real Time Communication through a set of simple API'...