Musings about Technology, Software Design and Development
I'm happy to introduce my latest application for iOS devices, Note-It, is now available in the Apple App Store. This is a productivity utility I wrote for myself with the hopes others might find it useful as well. The idea for Note-It was born as a … [Continue reading]
It's been a while since I had the time to post anything but I wanted to share this great summary post by Chris Risner of the Microsoft Azure team where he is focused on mobile. Chris blogs each day in January about a specific topic iOS developers may … [Continue reading]
I came across this StackOverflow post from 2008 where someone wanted to know when a developer can do too much testing. Simply brilliant summary by the father of test-driven development (TDD), Kent Beck: I get paid for code that works, not for … [Continue reading]
If you don't subscribe to Patrick McKenzie's newsletter, you should. It's loaded with ideas for running your business and is especially good at helping those running software companies or consulting practices. As someone who charges for time, it's … [Continue reading]
The New York Times had a great article this past weekend titled As Boom Lures App Creators, Tough Part Is Making a Living. As the title indicates, the life of a mobile developer is not often the glamor we hear about. The million-dollar jackpots … [Continue reading]
I came across a great book on Algorithms based on a course taught at Berkeley and U.C. San Diego and wanted to share with readers. As a computer scientist, Algorithms are one of the most fundamental elements of our trade. Playing on the strengths … [Continue reading]
It was announced at RubyConf that Ruby 2.0 would be released in February 2013 and a preview available immediately. If you use rvm, you can try it out pretty easily. The problem is, there are many changes coming. How are you going to know what's … [Continue reading]
I love reading and I really love technical books. Especially when the books are more computer science related as opposed to focused on specific programming languages or frameworks. Technology I can apply anywhere really rocks. I came across this … [Continue reading]
I think Jeff Atwood over at Coding Horror is right on with his recent take on the Microsoft Surface RT: Surface is just like the first iPad in that it has all the flaws and rough edges you'd expect in a version one device. But it is also like the … [Continue reading]
The Stanford University course for iPhone Application Development (CS 193P) is a really great course and one all new iOS developers should check out. Daniel Steinberg has recently released a companion text for the Stanford course under his … [Continue reading]
