Software Development Skills like Currency - And the value is always falling

I can remember a few years ago having an argument with a junior developer about how long he was taking on a simple task. At the time, I was a

The gods of Software Development . . .

Android for the Visual Studio C# developer

Last year, I started looking into learning Android development.  I’m a C# developer who spends most of his time in Visual Studio, so I had some trouble getting accustomed

Some thoughts on Microsoft Surface

So I woke up this morning t to see the Microsoft announced its Surface tablet.  Since I was burned by Vista a few years ago, I decided I wasn’t

The Return of Javascript

A few years ago, I remember complaining that Javascript is a lost art.  I was working with a .Net offshore team who claimed not to know HTML or Javascript—they

Running ImpactJs in Visual Studio 2010 with a Project Template

I took December off to spend time with family and invest in some professional development.  I worked mostly with HTML5 and javascript, but I did do some Drupal work too.

Warming up to HTML5

Last week, I finally got around to reading the Microsoft announcements from September about Windows 8 and WinRT.  Like a lot of people, I was surprised by the dropping of