Justin James says that what he enjoys most about programming work is overcoming a challenge. Take this quick poll to let us know what you find most satisfying about your work.
What do you find most satisfying about programming?
- Date: September 5th, 2008
- Author: Justin James
- Category: Programming
- Tags: Reason, Work, Programming, Development Tools, Professional Development, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Career, Justin James
Where is the passion for extending Microsoft apps?
- Date: September 3rd, 2008
- Author: Justin James
- Category: Firefox, Internet Explorer
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Article, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Plug-in, Extension, Web Browsers, Internet, Justin James
Justin James offers his theories about why there isn't much coverage about IE plug-ins in comparison to Firefox.
HTML 5 Editor Ian Hickson discusses features, pain points, adoption rate, and more
- Date: August 27th, 2008
- Author: Justin James
- Category: Interview
- Tags: Web, HTML, Author, Specification, Web Browser, Feature, HTML5, HTML4, Justin James
Justin James, who is now a member of the HTML Working Group, interviews HTML 5 Editor Ian Hickson. Discover the pain points Hickson expects HTML 5 will address, his favorite features, the features he thinks might be most contentious, and much more.
Agile development is a method, not a goal
- Date: August 26th, 2008
- Author: Amr Elssamadisy
- Category: Application Development
- Tags: Team, AMR Research, Goal, Amr Elssamadisy, Agile, Microsoft Windows XP, Software Development, Team Management, Development Tools, Operating Systems
Author Amr Elssamadisy talks about how his addiction to Agile development began nine years ago. He also explains why so many efforts to adopt Agile fail.
Should Web developers keep up with browser statistics?
- Date: August 26th, 2008
- Author: Tony Patton
- Category: Application Development
- Tags: Web Developer, Web, Statistics, Web Browser, Intranet, Tony Patton, TheCounter.com, W3Counter, W3Schools, Browser Statistic
Tony Patton explains why developers may want to keep up with Web browser statistics and describes where to find this information. Discuss how browser market share impacts your development work.
Rally Software: Agile development for the masses
- Date: August 19th, 2008
- Author: Justin James
- Category: Application Development
- Tags: Software, Team, Spiceworks, Rally Software, Agile, Richard Leavitt Rally, Tools & Techniques, Team Management, Management, Justin James
One of Justin James' biggest problems with Agile development is that it requires a lot of hard work and thought to be successful. Find out how Rally Software's suite addresses these issues and more.
Secure ASP.NET 2.0 sites with Membership API
- Date: August 18th, 2008
- Author: Tony Patton
- Category: Security, ASP.NET
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft ASP.NET, Web Application, API, Server, Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0, Authentication, Membership API, Web Application Security, ValidateUser
Beginning with ASP.NET 2.0, the Membership API was added to simplify adding security to a Web application. Tony Patton explains out how to use the Membership API with a SQL Server backend.
Is writing a programming book (or two) a good idea?
- Date: August 13th, 2008
- Author: Justin James
- Category: Programming
- Tags: Programmer, Programming, Programming Book, Justin James, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
Justin James asks TechRepublic members for advice about whether he should write a programming book. Check out the topics he plans to write about, and then offer your two cents.
Unit testing options for JavaScript
- Date: August 12th, 2008
- Author: Tony Patton
- Category: Javascript, Application Development
- Tags: JavaScript, Unit, Web Browser, JsUnit JUnit, JUnit, Tests, RhinoUnit RhinoUnit, Dustin Machi, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development
Unit testing is different from traditional testing because it is performed by the developer and not a tester. Tony Patton provides an overview of several options for unit testing client-side JavaScript code.
Poll: How did you learn to program?
- Date: August 7th, 2008
- Author: Justin James
- Category: Programming
- Tags: programming, development tools, software development, software/web development, justin james
Did you learn how to program in school, from someone else, on your own, or through various paths? Take this quick poll and let us know.
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