23 Mar 2017
Meteor: A Love-Hate Relationship As I have mentioned in previous posts, I am brand new to web-application development. This brings with it some good and bad aspects. I have no previous attachments to web application frame works or tools. I...
23 Feb 2017
It Matters What it Looks Like I have zero experience in web development of any kind. To be honest, I’ve never had any real interest in it. However, I do have an appreciation for a clean, well-formatted site. I have...
09 Feb 2017
Importance of Standards For me personally, coding standards are not the most exciting aspect of programming. However, I will admit that they are definitely one of the most important concepts to ensure quality software. I think a lot of people...
30 Jan 2017
Configuration managment, I am sure it is so much more than a fancy buzz word. However, I have yet to work on a large scale software project, so I haven’t been in a situation to truely appreciate configuration management. I...
26 Jan 2017
“It’s OK to be ignorant; it’s not OK to play stupid” - Eric Raymond Have you ever felt annoyed when approached with simple questions from people who are clearly taking the easy route in avoiding their own research in hopes...
18 Jan 2017
If you would have asked my ten years ago, where I would end up, I never would have guessed in the computer science field! I joined the Marine Corps at 17 and served for five years. My job in the...
18 Jan 2017
I definitely had some mixed feelings about JavaScript before I started this course. The majority of my programming experience has been in C++, but I tend to use Python for quick scripting jobs. I must say I was a bit...