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Project & Team Management • Aug 12, 2014

Tools & Practices for Remote Teams, Part 1 – Be Prepared

Remote team success starts with the right attitude, infrastructure, and communication tools.

Software Science • Aug 11, 2014

Fisher-Yates Shuffle – An Algorithm Every Developer Should Know

Unlike biased algorithms, the Fisher-Yates Knuth shuffle algorithm produces each outcome with equal likelihood.

Personal Optimization • Aug 09, 2014

Worry; Don’t Stress

Don't let worry turn into stress and bog you down. Here are 7 ways to keep your worries and concerns a positive force in your life.

Web Apps • Aug 08, 2014

Requiring All Page Objects for Angular Protractor Specs

You've got an Angular app and test suite. You're using Page Object, but it's cumbersome. Wouldn't it be nice to automate that?

Developer Tools • Aug 07, 2014

Customizing IntelliJ for Emacs Compatibility

IntelliJ out of the box isn't very comfortable for an Emacs user. It gets much better with some keymap tweaks and LivePlugin customizations.

Project & Team Management • Aug 06, 2014

3 Steps to Better Project Scope Management

No project plan goes unchanged, and that's okay. So here are 3 ways to better manage your agile project scope when the inevitable happens.

Culture • Aug 05, 2014

Embracing the Freedom to Fail

College and past jobs taught me to be good at getting all my ducks in a row, but nothing had taught me to experiment and not be afraid of messing up.

DevOps & System Admin. • Aug 04, 2014

Debian and Ubuntu Automatic Security Updates

Automatic security updates for Debian and Ubuntu with unattended-upgrades provides an easy way to keep your servers patched against recent vulnerabilities.

Extracurricular Activities • Aug 03, 2014

GardenPi: Sensing with the Pi

How to read analog light and moisture signals using your Raspberry Pi, for gardening bliss.

Developer Tools • Aug 02, 2014

Why I Prefer AppCode over Xcode

For the last 6 month, I've had the opportunity to use AppCode as my primary IDE, and it's head-and-shoulders above Xcode.

Growing as Makers • Aug 01, 2014

The Value of Getting Involved

By joining the local design community, I've learned, I've grown, and I've gotten to know some of the best and most talented folks working in my field.

Planning Your Project • Jul 31, 2014

3 Ways Software Products are Different from Physical Products

If you're familiar with selling physical products and want to get into the software product space, there are a few subtle differences you should understand.