Software Development News and Articles

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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'...
Starting The Year Off Wrong
Published on: 1/4/2016 - 4 min read
Starting The Year Off Wrong
2016 has arrived, and all resolutions have already been shattered into a thousand disappointing pieces. The excuses have already arrived an...
JavaScript Doesn't Get Enough Credit
Published on: 12/10/2015 - 4 min read
JavaScript Doesn't Get Enough Credit
I've worked as a programmer for many many years and in my corporate travels I've noticed that usually there's this idea, this stigma if you...
How to Get Started With TypeScript<br>
Published on: 12/6/2015 - 6 min read
How to Get Started With TypeScript
TypeScript is a free and open source superset of JavaScript and was created and is maintained by Microsoft. It offers many OOP patterns tha...