When you work on applications, you don’t have a lot of time to blog…
Aaron LewingJanuary 25, 2017
Back when Scott and I started writing blog posts for the website, we had plans. We were going to start blogging and we were going to work on applicaitons and both happened, but more so...Read More
Improve performance in a legacy Rails application
Aaron LewingOctober 15, 2016
Wouldn’t it be nice if all your work as a developer was something new? You would only work on something that hasn’t been done, you’d look at your other developer friends and think, “poor Scott,...Read More
The book you wish you had when you started front-end development
Aaron LewingSeptember 4, 2016
I am a fan of the Big Nerd Ranch. If you are not familiar with them, you should check out their courses and their books. I took their Ruby on the Server course a few...Read More
The powerful world of WebSockets
Scott UpdikeAugust 22, 2016
One of the best feelings a software developer can have in their career is to be presented with a problem, implement a shiney new solution, and sit back and watch your solution work in all...Read More
What is Software Construction (or how I learned to love Code Complete again)?
Aaron LewingAugust 13, 2016
Who has heard of Code Complete? Have you ever read it? Did you just say to yourself, yes I know the book and I remember reading it back in 2004? Did you date yourself and...Read More
Some thoughts on ORM solutions.
Scott UpdikeAugust 3, 2016
Of all the ways software developers can be categorized and placed into one camp or another, the dichotomy between developers being comfortable with database technology and those that are not is one of the most...Read More
How do you choose a web application language?
Aaron LewingJuly 22, 2016
Two developers. One problem. Well, one big problem, but we all know web application development is a collection of problems to solve. For the purposes of this post, we will consolidate our list of problems...Read More