Tech Book Face Off: The New Turing Omnibus Vs. Patterns of Software

I'm churning through tech books now, finishing off a bunch that I had started a while back, but couldn't find the time to finish unt...

In Search of the Best Code Editor

I have used quite a few code editors over the years, and since I spent the last four posts explaining how to use my current favorite edi...

Tech Book Face Off: Practical Node.js Vs. Node.js the Right Way

I've recently gotten into some server-side JavaScript development at work, and I needed to take a crash course in Node.js to make better...

Finding Optimal Friction

In the last twenty years, the Internet and mobile devices have reduced or eliminated friction in numerous industries. Obviously the communic...

Tech Book Face Off: Refactoring Vs. Refactoring to Patterns

I've read a number of books that talk about and encourage refactoring—the practice of modifying code to make it cleaner and clearer with...

Exploring Different Types of Programming

Not all programming is the same. In fact, programming can be split into quite different categories depending on what type of program you...

Creativity and Hard Work Are Both Necessary for Problem Solving

As programmers, as engineers, we solve problems all the time. It's a significantly large part of what we do. How do we solve problems ...