Latest Posts

📅 March 12, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

Code Generation Or Manual Coding as a Learning Tool

It is hard to imagine how different software development was even a few decades ago. We used to have to write our applications manually. Heck, even copy and paste was complicated. Luckily, code generation is…

📅 March 12, 2018 Become a Better Developer ⏱ 3 minutes read

Revisit Problems To Provide Better Solutions

One of the most frustrating barriers to improvement is the idea that “we always did it this way.” The idea that once a problem is solved, there is no better solution has been proven…

📅 March 9, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

Stay True To Yourself For A Happy Life

The good and bad news about being truly happy is that it comes down to individual taste. We are only going to be truly happy when we are doing the things we enjoy. That…

📅 March 7, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

Raises and Compensation For Your Employees

When you start a business, the idea of proper compensation of employees is not often a primary concern. There may be a budget and a business plan. However, compensation is just a number at…

📅 March 5, 2018 Become a Better Developer ⏱ 4 minutes read

On The Job Training And Opportunities For Building Your Skills

Once you get started on an IT career with even the lowest end job, you have opportunities to learn every day. This form of on the job training is critical to keeping up in…

📅 March 5, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

Building Your Personal Code Repository

Of the countless tips and tricks I have learned over the years, none is more valuable than a personal code repository. We put so much time and effort into our source code it only…

📅 March 2, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

Keeping Things Light In a Hectic World

We spend a lot of time talking about how to squeeze every drop out of each day. That includes ways to stay driven and avoid distractions. Although all of this is important, we also need…

📅 February 28, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

Passive Networking and Building Trust

The type of networking where you shake hands and pass out business cards has its purpose. However, passive networking is a far more valuable tool for building your brand. This is where you build…

📅 February 27, 2018 Build A Product Catalog ⏱ 2 minutes read

Product Catalog: A Deeper Dive Into Customizing WordPress Plugins

In today's lesson, we will cover some advanced topics of Customizing WordPress Plugins along with incorporating out new Web Services application into our WordPress Product Catalog plugin.

📅 February 26, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

A General Approach To Testing Strategies For Developers

Testing strategies for developers are often seen as lacking import. To be honest, developers are in their role to write code, not provide quality assurance. However, that does not excuse the implementers from being part…