Don’t just randomize, truly randomize!

Vince Pendergrass Articles, Development Technologies & Tools, Java, JavaScript, Security Leave a Comment

Attention: This article was published over 12 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. While some topics are evergreen, technology moves fast, so please keep that in mind as you read the post.The state of web application cryptography has changed, and each development language provides its own way of working with it. I will touch on …

Time-Oriented Debugging

Zach Gardner Articles, Development Technologies & Tools, JavaScript, Opinion 3 Comments

Attention: This article was published over 12 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. While some topics are evergreen, technology moves fast, so please keep that in mind as you read the post.Debugging code is traditionally more of an art than a science. Watching a master debugger work is like watching a master chef. There is …

Lessons Learned in Automated Testing

Joshua Robinson Articles, Opinion, Testing 3 Comments

Attention: This article was published over 12 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. While some topics are evergreen, technology moves fast, so please keep that in mind as you read the post.I want to discuss some takeaways from my role as a Quality Assurance (QA) Software Developer. My experiences in QA were two-fold: I started …

Graduate School: ”Do… Or Do Not. There Is No Try” – Yoda

Jinal Patel Articles, Opinion Leave a Comment

Attention: This article was published over 12 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. While some topics are evergreen, technology moves fast, so please keep that in mind as you read the post.I recently completed my Master of Science in Computer Science.  There were both good and bad experiences about graduate school while working full time, …

Code For Maintainability So The Next Developer Doesn’t Hate You

Rik Scarborough Articles, Programming 7 Comments

Attention: This article was published over 12 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. While some topics are evergreen, technology moves fast, so please keep that in mind as you read the post.Unless your problem domain includes some specific need for highly optimized code, consider what is your biggest coding priority. I’m going to suggest that …