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Developer Tools • Sep 12, 2012

Why IDEs are Wrong for Embedded Developers

Embedded system developers should not use IDEs. They are feature-lacking and slow down the development process.

Culture • Aug 31, 2012

Fighting Dogmatism with Fresh Perspectives

Don't forget why you work how you work — spend time with people who have a fresh perspective.

Business Practices • Aug 22, 2012

Generalist Makers: The Unicorns of the Software Industry

Teams of generalist software makers are more efficient, more profitable, and more successful than teams of specialists.

Developer Tools • Aug 20, 2012

Using Thor to Build a Command Line Interface

Here's a simple command line interface (created in Thor) that provides grep-like functionality around Ruby's regular expression functionality.

Presenter First • Jul 27, 2012

Presenter First in GTK+ and C – Updated for 2012

A sample project that demonstrates Presenter First in the context of GTK+ and C — updated to work with the latest tools.

Personal Optimization • Jul 19, 2012

Systemantics and How They Apply To Everything

The principles in Gall's Systemantics helped me understand malfunctioning systems and gave me a better grasp on the agile manifesto.

Personal Optimization • Jul 02, 2012

5 Tips for Success When Joining a New Development Team

Success isn't just what you know – it's how well you work with others. Use your skills more effectively to build great software and relationships.

DevOps & System Admin. • Jun 29, 2012

Restoring Deleted Files in Linux from the ext3 Journal

With ext3, you can reconstruct (many) deleted files based on entries from the filesystem journal.

UX/Design Tools • Jun 26, 2012

Pros and Cons of Doing Web Design in the Browser

Now that front-end development tools have matured, should we give up Photoshop and start designing web sites in browsers? Well, yes and no.

Development Practices • Jun 19, 2012

Problem-Solving Like a Generalist

Want to become a creative problem solver? Trying stepping outside your field. You’ll be surprised by all the ways your new knowledge will come in handy.

Evolving the Industry • Jun 12, 2012

Computer Programming Is Still an Art

Do you write software? Then Don Knuth would consider you an artist. And so would I.

Embedded Systems • Jun 11, 2012

Bringing TDD & Embedded Programming Together with QP

I’ve been struggling with making TDD work in embedded software design. Using QP made me realize that perhaps the problem isn't our tools. It's our policy.