Posted on May 5, 2012 by Joel
Interested in solving challenging problems with bright minds? I’m looking for co-workers to fill out a brand new development team at Amazon. I’m currently the only member so it is an exciting time where every new member can deeply influence how we grow. If you have strong problem solving skills with a solid background in...
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Posted on April 16, 2012 by Joel
Ants are relatively unintelligent creatures and yet as a group, they are able to display intelligent behaviour. This article explores the fascinating ant colony optimization algorithm applied to the traveling salesman problem using javascript examples.
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Posted on April 4, 2012 by Joel
This article explains the differences between MVC, MVP, and MVVM using as few words as possible. For a detailed explanation, see my article MVVM vs MVP vs MVC: The differences explained
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Posted on April 4, 2012 by Joel
I’ve recently been looking for work as a senior .net developer and created these preparation guides while I was interviewing at various places. Although I’ve described this as a .net guide, only the questions on WPF and ASP.NET MVC are actually .net specific. In fact, I ended up accepting an offer for a java position...
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Posted on April 4, 2012 by Joel
This article is part of a series I’ve written on senior .net developer interviews. The goal of the series is not to provide a list of interview questions that you might be asked, but to provide a list of questions that ensures that you have a comprehensive understanding of .net and software development. To read...
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Posted on April 4, 2012 by Joel
This article is part of a series I’ve written on senior .net developer interviews. The goal of the series is not to provide a list of interview questions that you might be asked, but to provide a list of questions that ensures that you have a comprehensive understanding of .net and software development. To read...
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Posted on April 4, 2012 by Joel
This article is part of a series I’ve written on senior .net developer interviews. The goal of the series is not to provide a list of interview questions that you might be asked, but to provide a list of questions that ensures that you have a comprehensive understanding of .net and software development. To read...
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Posted on April 4, 2012 by Joel
This article is part of a series I’ve written on senior .net developer interviews. The goal of the series is not to provide a list of interview questions that you might be asked, but to provide a list of questions that ensures that you have a comprehensive understanding of .net and software development. To read...
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Posted on April 4, 2012 by Joel
This article is part of a series I’ve written on senior .net developer interviews. The goal of the series is not to provide a list of interview questions that you might be asked, but to provide a list of questions that ensures that you have a comprehensive understanding of .net and software development. To read...
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Posted on March 14, 2012 by Joel
What are the stack and heap? What causes stack overflow? How many levels of recursion are possible? A C# example answers these questions.
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Posted on February 20, 2012 by Joel
This article is part of a series I’ve written on senior .net developer interviews. The goal of the series is not to provide a list of interview questions that you might be asked, but to provide a list of questions that ensures that you have a comprehensive understanding of .net and software development. To read...
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Posted on February 10, 2012 by Joel
This example explains the differences in C#'s new and override function inheritance modifiers and provides some usage guidelines.
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Posted on January 6, 2012 by Joel
Meetings are not always efficient but productivity can be often be increased simply by having fewer meeting. Ideas for minimizing meetings.
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Posted on January 3, 2012 by Joel
2011 was a wild ride for me. I started the year off by resigning from my position leading the software development department for an engineering company in Canada with the plan to go travelling. Some of my favourite events for the year are: Wrote a number of articles for this blog, and got one...
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Posted on October 19, 2011 by Joel
Over the past few years, I’ve spent a lot of time learning about architecture, software development methodologies, and new technologies and I’ve realized that some of my most basic skills have gone rusty. Mainly, I think my speed for solving simple algorithmic problems can be improved. My plan to become a faster coder: 12 weeks...
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Posted on October 8, 2011 by Joel
What is garbage collection? How does it work? What is the difference between dispose and a destructor? Concise answers are in this article.
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Posted on September 23, 2011 by Joel
Stock Options Manager is a free tool for tracking the value of a portfolio of stock options. Option details are displayed in an easy to use grid.
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Posted on August 25, 2011 by Joel
SDK, API, and framework design is difficult. Three design guidelines as well as tips for achieving those guidelines are summarized in this article.
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Posted on August 14, 2011 by Joel
Split/combine your web dependencies using this free javascript tool. Pyramid js even allows you to separate your html views into files during development.
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Posted on August 6, 2011 by Joel
JavaScript programs are becoming more complex. Some tools I have found useful for designing and managing these growing projects are described below.
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