My #1 Most Embarrassing Mistake as a New Programmer
I created this podcast episode to talk about a subject that was never made clear to me as a student. I quickly learned from my first job... more »
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Open Source Is Old School, Says The GitHub Generation
For years, the software industry has been trending away from so-called 'copyleft' licenses like the GPL and toward permissive,... more »
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Why choose DI-interception over aspect oriented programming?
AOP and DI-interception both aim to solve the same problem. In my opinion DI-interception has some advantages.
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Parallelism and concurrency need different tools
In this piece, I disagree with Joe Armstrong and Rob Pike, basing my argument on the differences between vending machines and gift boxes... more »
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Just how fast is JBoss Middleware?
Let Radical Rich show you how in this demonstration video from 855 ft up in the air!
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Why does Small Basic exist?
We've spoken to college students about Small Basic in the past and I've heard Small Basic explained and presented. That led me to realize... more »
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Would you use PhoneGap again?
On a recent talk I gave somebody asked me if I would use PhoneGap again. Not sure, was my answer. There are a lot of things to consider... more »
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Hey internet giants, you're no longer startups, get some customer service
It’s easy to make big money when you get to keep all the profits. That’s how most american IT behemoths work, but it’s time to put an end... more »
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Hack yourself first – how to go on the offence before online attackers do
The unfortunate reality of the web today is that you’re going to get hacked. Statistically speaking at least, the odds of you having a... more »
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Intel's Ottelini Says Apple Wanted Intel Chips
When Steve Jobs unveiled Apple's first Intel-powered Macs at a January 2006 event in San Francisco, Intel CEO Paul Otellini made a... more »
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Frameworks Round 5
We have posted Round 5 of our ongoing project measuring the performance of web application frameworks and platforms. In this round, we're... more »
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Red Hat JBoss Middleware is faster than an 855 foot Sky Jump
Just how fast is JBoss Middleware you ask? Radical Rich will show you in this awesome video!
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Marionette.RequestResponse Considered Harmful
In this article I will show why Marionette.RequestResponse is harmful and should not be used.
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Programming and working under pressure.
There are times when you see that the programming team might end up working long hours and even stretch to work till 4-5 AM in the morning.
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How app developers can get their pots of gold
There are more ways than ever to create and consume content. This is good news for software developers, who now have even more... more »
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The Dangers of Book Learnin’
oday’s software professional is under constant pressure to maintain a high skill level with an ever-changing palette of languages and... more »
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Discovery is not search
Apps and platforms are all about discovery these days, but what about the people I prefer good old-fashioned search?
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The MAX7219 LED display controller – real or fake?
If you’re experimenting with various Arduino or other projects and working with LED matrices or lots of LEDs – you may have come across... more »
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Why Web Apps?
I have a bias in favor of applications that run locally and take full advantage of the hardware and OS of the base platform. These days... more »
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Where robots fail: Why education can’t just be digital
Thanks to technology, we’re watching a revolution happen in education right now.
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Could Business Computing Be Done by Users without Technical Experience?
The business computing always occurs in enterprises, which plays an important role in enterprises operations, and mainly handled by the... more »
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The Successful and the Passionate: An Interview with Therese Hansen
Therese Hansen is a Computer Scientist, Programmer, Blogger and Startup Weekend Mentor. On top of this, Therese is also the co-founder of... more »
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Bookmarking is much more complex than you think
Long time ago I decided to work on a bookmarking site as a side project. If you are thinking "not another bookmarking site... more »
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Pair Programming Benefits: Part 1 - 'The Good'
I’ve recently just had my first experience with serious pair programming, so I thought it would be a nice opportunity to share some of my... more »
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Thoughts on Monetization #4: In-app purchases
Continuing from part 1, part 2, and part 3, let's now talk about using in-app purchases. The technical details and some useful design... more »
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