There are many lists of books about becoming a better programmer. They likely include books like Refactoring, Code Complete, The Mythical Man Month, etc. However, in the workplace, it isn’t just programming knowledge that we programmers need. Learning programming is an essential [ read more...]
My relationship with the terminal—especially Windows PowerShell—has been a bit of a roller coaster. I first discovered the terminal when I heard about Python and didn’t know anything about anything. Like the average person who uses computers for games and applications like [ read more...]
Learning new skills is how we as programmers stay sharp and stay employable. I recently started a gig that gave me an opportunity to learn something new, but I had to develop a few workarounds to learn a new framework and make [ read more...]
Java is one of those languages that some may say is difficult to learn, while others think that it has the same learning curve as other languages. Both observations are correct. However, Java has a considerable upper hand over most languages because [ read more...]
The virtual reality (VR) market has been taking giant steps in the last couple of years. The VR industry is now backed by giants like Facebook, Microsoft, and Samsung. This pushes the market even further by decreasing prices of VR headsets and [ read more...]
In 2015, there were 15.4 billion internet-connected devices, and that number is expected to grow to 30.7 billion by 2020 and 75.4 billion by 2025. As the demand for “internet of things” (IoT) devices and technologies continues to climb, so will the [ read more...]