Category/Tag: Developers
Native Isn't Really Better
- By Joseph Pitman
- Software Quality Assurance & Tech Writer
Native vs Cross-Platform: Which is better for writing your mobile apps? Ten years ago, with buggy and underdeveloped cross-platform frameworks, the answer was obvious. However, in recent years cross-platform framework developers have produced some incredible results with tools such as Xamarin or MAUI, which are proving to be near perfect replacements for writing purely in native code. In this article we discuss how cross-platform frameworks will not only save you time and money, but may even produce a better product than if you had written your app natively.
Deep Linking for iOS and Android using MAUI
- By Nate Zaugg
- CEO | CIO
There are a bunch of different articles on how to do Deep Linking, but they are either out of date, or plain wrong. If you want to do Deep Linking for .NET MAUI, we'll walk you through how to set that up, step-by-step.
Why you should stop using outdated JavaScript libraries like jQuery and Lodash
- By Nate Zaugg
- CEO | CIO
In the rapidly evolving world of web development, the last 15 years have been a testament to remarkable progress and innovation. From the monolithic web pages of the early 2000s to the interactive, dynamic applications we witness today, the transformations have been astounding. A great deal of this evolution is owed to JavaScript, the programming language of the web that has been at the forefront of making the web more interactive and user-friendly. It's time to stop using frameworks that have been subsumed by modern JavaScript, and let them die!
Imposter Syndrome As A Junior Engineer
- By Christopher Billingsley
- Junior Software Engineer
Ever feel that everyone around you is just that much smarter? Feel nervous at work? Me too, let’s talk about it.Who knew that me writing about impostor syndrome would be my first ever blog post? In
ASP.NET Core - How We Made a Mega Site Super Smooth and Lightning Fast
- By Jon Seeley
- Sr Software Engineer
In late 2017 we had the opportunity come up to revamp a website several of our team had previously worked on while employed at another company. Ultimately the original goal was to reskin the site with a responsive design...
Pulling Data From Midi File in Swift, Objective-C and CoreAudio
- By Bryan Hadlock
- Sr Software Engineer
I needed to play mixed mp3's, wav's and midi files while synchronously displaying the sheet music associated with them. I was given the midi file and all data that was entered at the time the music was recorded. In iOS, it is not as easy to do as you would think...
How to Force Visual Studio 2017 to Use the Latest Node.js
- By Dan Beus
- Software Engineer
Or any version that you would like to install. On installation, Visual Studio gives developers the choice to install Node.js tools for working with the framework, and for integrating JavaScript build tools with Visual Studio’s own build process.
XAML Cheat Sheet
- By Nate Zaugg
- CEO | CIO
This is a cheat sheet I wrote many years ago when I did a presentation about WPF. I still find it handy so I thought I would put it up here so others could download and enjoy!
An Introduction to Mocking Frameworks
- By Nate Zaugg
- CEO | CIO
So you're unit testing, and perhaps even practicing Test Driven Development (TDD). Congratulations! You're likely better than at least half of your peers! There is just one thing you cannot figure out. How am I supposed to just test one thing when my code has dependencies? Enter Mocking!