Python • Jun 17, 2014 Using the Command Pattern to Write More Testable Python How the Command Pattern can help you create more elegant and more testable Python code.
News & Events • Jun 16, 2014 Balanced Team is Coming to Grand Rapids in 2015 Help us create better, stronger, smarter multi-disciplinary teams at the 2015 Balanced Team summit in Grand Rapids.
Development Practices • Jun 16, 2014 Putting the Science back in Computer Science Five scientific tools/techniques that can improve your software development and put the Science back in Computer Science.
Web Apps • Jun 15, 2014 Testing Web Apps Developed via Vagrant Using Capybara Tips to for developing and testing web apps over Vagrant using the Capybara testing framework.
Extracurricular Activities • Jun 14, 2014 Talking SPI on Raspberry Pi Two ways to communicate using SPI on the Raspberry Pi.
iOS / OS X • Jun 13, 2014 6 Ways Swift Improves On Objective-C Swift fixes a lot of the things that bother me about Objective-C. This post discusses 6 Swift features that will make iOS development more efficient.
Communities • Jun 12, 2014 The Regional Economic Impact of Technology Jobs Technology jobs are beneficial to regional economic health. West Michigan has a wealth of tech talent and is poised to grow the local technology sector.
Evolving the Industry • Jun 11, 2014 Why Workplace Gender Diversity Matters Workplace diversity is important for understanding our clients, creating innovative products, and improving our bottom line.
iOS / OS X • Jun 10, 2014 First Impressions of Swift A non-Apple programmer takes a look at some of his favorite features of Swift, plus a few misses.
Growing as Makers • Jun 08, 2014 A Talk with Richard Saul Wurman Fear having an uninteresting life. Fear not being able to answer the question. Comfort is not your friend.
Communities • Jun 07, 2014 Good Eats in Uptown Grand Rapids The Uptown neighborhoods of Grand Rapids offer a wealth of restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, breweries and bars, etc. Lucky us.
Functional Programming • Jun 06, 2014 Running F# Using Mono and Unix A chronicle of my efforts and the challenges I faced, while writing an F# program on OSX using Mono.