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Trying Out WinJS Part 1
Published on: 6/23/2015 - 4 min read
Trying Out WinJS Part 1
Another week, another new technology to learn. This week I'll be using WinJS for the first time, also known as The Windows Library For Java...
Turning Down A Job Offer
Published on: 6/22/2015 - 4 min read
Turning Down A Job Offer
It's job hunting season for those fresh out of college, so here is, what I would hope is, helpful info for anyone that's too eager to start...
Become The Overseer In Fallout: Shelter
Published on: 6/15/2015 - 3 min read
Become The Overseer In Fallout: Shelter
If you were anxiously waiting for the E3 Bethesda press conference this year for Fallout 4 news, then you were not disappointed. Not only d...
How To: Build Your Personal Work Portfolio
Published on: 6/9/2015 - 4 min read
How To: Build Your Personal Work Portfolio
Going to interviews is tough. And interviewing people is tough too. You have maybe 20 minutes to decides if that person is the right fit, a...
How To: Make A Game Using Crafty JS Part 2
Published on: 6/8/2015 - 10 min read
How To: Make A Game Using Crafty JS Part 2
Welcome to part 2 of my Crafty.js How To. On the last post I started building a quick game that I made up using Crafty.js, a JavaScript-onl...
How To: Make A Game Using Crafty JS Part 1
Published on: 6/5/2015 - 5 min read
How To: Make A Game Using Crafty JS Part 1
I recently went on a journey to find a good and simple to use 2D game engine, and after much reading, much installing, and much configurati...
Mr. Robot Pilot Review
Published on: 5/28/2015 - 3 min read
Mr. Robot Pilot Review
It's not officially out until June 24th, but you can check out the pilot to Mr. Robot right now on USA's official website. I signed up for ...
Top 5 Coding Blunders
Published on: 5/28/2015 - 5 min read
Top 5 Coding Blunders
No matter how many people learn it, and how many online schools open up for it, working on software is hard. Whether it's a mobile app, or ...
My Worst Job Interviews
Published on: 5/27/2015 - 4 min read
My Worst Job Interviews
I write alot about interviews and about interviewing people because it's a very important part of work. You can't hire someone without both...
Programmers Who Said Goodbye To Coding
Published on: 5/25/2015 - 3 min read
Programmers Who Said Goodbye To Coding
Programming professionally can be a rewarding and fun life long career, sometimes. It depends on where you work more than anything. It can ...
How Much Do I Make As A Web Developer?
Published on: 5/21/2015 - 4 min read
How Much Do I Make As A Web Developer?
A while back the twitter hashtag #talkpay went for a viral spin and people were encouraged to post their job titles and salary in an atte...
Coding A Card Deck In JavaScript
Published on: 5/20/2015 - 5 min read
Coding A Card Deck In JavaScript
In this post, I will be going over how to build a deck of cards in JavaScript, that can be used for future projects or future games, such a...
Good Blogs For Developers and Programmers
Published on: 5/19/2015 - 4 min read
Good Blogs For Developers and Programmers
Blogs are an excellent place to pick up tips and techniques and in general to better keep up to date with technology. They're also just fun...
How to Code The Snake Game Using JavaScript - Full Tutorial
We've all seen the infamous snake game. It was a staple of non-smartphones back in the day. In this post, we'll be building something similar......
Is The Surface 3 A Good Developer Laptop?
Published on: 5/15/2015 - 4 min read
Is The Surface 3 A Good Developer Laptop?
When I originally picked up the Surface 3, it was mainly because of it's lower price point and smaller size. It's not targeted towards deve...
Image and Text SlideShow In JavaScript
Published on: 5/14/2015 - 4 min read
Image and Text SlideShow In JavaScript
Last time I made a quick tic tac toe clone and today, at the request of a friend, I will make an image/text slideshow widget. We see them a...
How to Code Tic Tac Toe in JavaScript
Published on: 5/13/2015 - 19 min read
How to Code Tic Tac Toe in JavaScript
In this post we will be building the ever popular Tic Tac Toe game in JavaScript. It's a relatively simple implementation and the most comp...
Life As A Code Monkey
Published on: 5/12/2015 - 6 min read
Life As A Code Monkey
Code Monkey get up, get coffee, code monkey go to job... Before I start with my story, I just want to say that software development is a...
Helpful Resources For Web Developers
Published on: 5/8/2015 - 4 min read
Helpful Resources For Web Developers
Making a website can get complex. And I mean, a full website, not a blog or a site with static content. I mean more a website with a busine...
Android Development Beginners Guide
Published on: 5/5/2015 - 2 min read
Android Development Beginners Guide
A while back I decided to make an Android app, and take the world by storm and make millions and be carried off by the townspeople. And I d...