Designing for Readability – A Guide to Web Typography (with Infographic)
Choosing a typeface can be done by virtually anyone—simply click a name in a dropdown…
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Design with Precision – an Adobe XD Review
As we wrap up 2018 and step into 2019, let’s review the current state of…
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5 Lessons Learned as a First-Time Software Engineering Intern
1. Be assured of the skills you have, and ready to learn the ones you…
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Exercises in Programming Style
In the book club at work, we recently finished reading Exercises in Programming Style by Cristina Videira Lopes.…
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My Favorite Command-Line Shortcuts
I use a shell every day. Almost always, I want to repeat a previous command,…
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What Makes a Good Programmer?
What makes a good programmer? It’s an interesting question to ask yourself. It makes you reflect…
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Great Programmers Write Debuggable Code
All programs need some form of logging built in to them, so we can observe…
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Working as a Software Developer
I recently gave a presentation on what it is like to work as a software…
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Software Development
Development 1. Start small, then extend. Whether creating a new system, or adding a feature to…