.NET / WPF • Jan 21, 2013 Faking Named Parameters in .NET when Using ODBC Here's some handy code for emulating named parameters when using ODBC drivers in C# or .net.
UX/Design Tools • Jan 19, 2013 Compelling Storyboards: Learning from Comics Scott McCloud's book, "Understanding Comics", is an inspiration for building impactful storyboards as part of our software creation process.
Embedded Systems • Jan 18, 2013 STM32F4 Discovery Toolchain for Mac OS X My process for setting up a full development chain for the STM32F4 Discovery board.
Web Apps • Jan 16, 2013 Speeding Up your Website with Varnish Varnish sits in front of any HTTP compatible server, and it can be configured to selectively cache the contents. Here's how to set it up and tweak it.
Software Science • Jan 14, 2013 The First Time Programming Scared Me Back in March of 2012, I wrote some code that disturbed me immensely. The experience was profound and a bit frightening.
Embedded Systems • Jan 13, 2013 Catching Exceptions and Printing Stack Traces for C on Windows, Linux, & Mac Examples on how to catch signals/exceptions with C compiled with gcc on windows and posix systems.
jRuby • Jan 11, 2013 JRuby and vlcj – A Simple Full-Screen Media Player A simple JRuby script showing how to use the vlcj library to playback video full screen on a Linux machine.
Personal Optimization • Jan 10, 2013 Presenting Over AirPlay Tips on how to present your Keynote presentation wirelessly from your iPad.
Ruby • Jan 09, 2013 Simple Passive Code Generation Code generation isn't beyond any developer capable of writing the simplest script.
UX/Design Practices • Jan 08, 2013 Innovation through Brainstorming with the F.I.T. Technique Mid-project brainstorming sessions are a great way to maintain perspective and test your assumptions.
Business Practices • Jan 07, 2013 Four Reasons It’s Better to Work from the Office Telecommuting has benefits, but I prefer to work in the office. It helps me focus, learn, share artifacts, and become closer to my team.
Ruby • Jan 06, 2013 RubyFlux – Statically Compile Ruby to Java RubyFlux statically compiles Ruby into Java. It has awesome performance and runs everywhere Java does with no runtime dependencies, but it isn't done yet.
