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Ember.js • Jan 02, 2014

Testing & Tooling in EmberJS

Ember is an awesome web development toolkit with some really killer features. One of my favorite parts of Ember is how easy it is to test.

UX/Design Techniques • Dec 31, 2013

Giving & Receiving Productive Design Critiques

Design critiques are a great way to hone your skills and improve your projects. Here's what I've learned about giving and receiving productive critique.

.NET / WPF • Dec 30, 2013

Obfuscating a .NET Program: Worthwhile?

Comparing the tools (Dotfuscator, Confuser, & ILProtector) and considering the potential drawbacks of .NET Obfuscation.

iOS / OS X • Dec 27, 2013

Testing In-House iOS Apps with a Simple Python Web Server

A quick script to easily test enterprise in-house distribution of iOS apps.

Embedded Systems • Dec 23, 2013

Comparing the Cost of Different Multiple-return Techniques in C

Rather than a single obvious way to return multiple values in C, there are several, with different trade-offs. This post compares their costs, today.

Web Apps • Dec 21, 2013

Dynamically Generating CSS with Ember.js and Rails

Our app's CSS is being compiled by the Rails Asset Pipeline, and the colors are fetched over an API call—this poses an interesting challenge.

Communities • Dec 20, 2013

Hour of Code – Because Development Isn’t Just for Nerds Anymore

There's a growing demand for software makers, and the world is full of kids who would love working in software — if only they knew it was a possibility.

iOS / OS X • Dec 19, 2013

Bundler Hangs when Building Native Extensions on OS X

The bottom line: don't try to build OS X C libraries on a FAT file system. Here are the gory details.

.NET / WPF • Dec 17, 2013

Spying on Your WPF Applications with Snoop

How to get started with Snoop, a great tool for spying on, debugging, and identifying data binding problems in running WPF applications.

Planning Your Project • Dec 16, 2013

Creating High-Value, User-Focused Software Requirements

Don't get bogged down in details when creating an initial software requirements specification. Answer these questions, then define it further.

Extracurricular Activities • Dec 14, 2013

Hacking EVE, Part 3 – Let’s Build Something!

Ruby scripting tool to compute materials and pricing needed for EVE industrialists.

Software Science • Dec 13, 2013

Return From a Finally Clause?

A return statement in a finally clause can lead to exceptions being silently discarded in Java, JavaScript, and Ruby (and likely others).