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Development Practices • Aug 03, 2016

Learning from Pokémon GO: The Importance of Testing

How Pokémon GO and its early bugs highlight the importance of high-quality code releases through testing and why quick releases aren't always ideal.

Growing as Makers • Aug 02, 2016

Coding For Fun – How to Avoid Creating a Second Job

I've found an approach that lets me code for fun outside work. As a result, I program in my free time, and I feel really happy when I do it.

Web Apps • Aug 01, 2016

Dad-Hack: Customizing the Baby Monitor with Tampermonkey

Userscripts alter websites on the fly as you visit them. I run userscripts with Tampermonkey for Chrome to customize my baby monitor's web view.

Workplace • Jul 31, 2016

Introducing ENIAC Six: Atomic’s Room Named for the Women who Programmed the ENIAC

The untold story of the group of women who programmed the ENIAC—the world’s first all-digital, Turing-complete, general-purpose computer.

Ember.js • Jul 30, 2016

Embedding Ember in Existing Apps

How to embed an Ember.js app within a Rails app to update your technology, improve user experience, and speed up future development.

Development Practices • Jul 29, 2016

[Video] Command Injection: How the Shell Makes You Vulnerable

Command Injection can present a serious vulnerability, allowing attackers to run commands in the shell. This video covers how to defend against it.

Java • Jul 28, 2016

Dropwizard Deep Dive – Part 3: Multitenancy

Part three of a series on extending Dropwizard with custom authentication, authorization, and multitenancy. Covers the concept of multitenancy.

Java • Jul 27, 2016

Dropwizard Deep Dive – Part 2: Authorization

Part two of a series on extending Dropwizard with custom authentication, authorization, and multitenancy. Covers Dropwizard authorization.

Java • Jul 26, 2016

Dropwizard Deep Dive – Part 1: Custom Authentication

Part one of a series on extending Dropwizard with custom authentication, authorization, and multitenancy. Covers adding custom authentication to Dropwizard.

Web Apps • Jul 25, 2016

Date Math Across Time Zones with Moment.js

How to use Moment.js to deal with time and time zones in JavaScript, including an overview of several essential time zone concepts.

Ruby on Rails • Jul 23, 2016

Uploading Files in Rails Using Paperclip and Active Admin

A quick and easy overview of how set up a fully functional file-upload implementation in Rails using Active Admin backed by Paperclip.

Mobile Apps • Jul 22, 2016

Super Fast Numeric Input with HTML Ranges – Part 3

Part three of a three-part series that covers crafting a custom decimal picker to improve the experience of entering decimal numbers into a mobile web app.