Category Archives: Software Development

Unikernel

Posted on June 17, 2014 by robertwilkie

I started reading about Unikernels, a kernel built just for a particular task, lately.  Found this nice article that covers several different ones.  Mirage looks interesting. Why am I looking at this.  Well as the article goes on, it can … Continue reading →

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Ever wonder what those HTTP error codes are

Posted on June 4, 2014 by robertwilkie

Apparently someone was really bored and listed them all out, and what they are. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HTTP_status_codes

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Nice write-up on state machines

Posted on May 28, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on what state machine are and how they work.  I am mixed on state machines, in some cases they are useful.  But I have found over the years that many layer state machines can lead to lots of … Continue reading →

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This article about sums up Coding in Large Companies

Posted on May 1, 2014 by robertwilkie

I found this article a good read and hits sometimes really close to home, especially in large companies. http://gizmodo.com/programming-sucks-why-a-job-in-coding-is-absolute-hell-1570227192?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29

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7 insane perks for employees at tech companies

Posted on April 17, 2014 by robertwilkie

Now keep in mind this is an oddity and not the norm for most tech companies.  Interesting to see thought was some places give out to its employees. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/7-insane-employee-perks-at-tech-companies/

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Choosing an Opensource License

Posted on April 16, 2014 by robertwilkie

So you are going to opensource your source code, have you put any thought behind which of the many licenses to use?  The article is more for open hardware groups, but its applies to software as well. http://www.open-electronics.org/how-to-choose-your-open-source-hardware-license/

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H1B visa for 2014 burned up in days

Posted on April 11, 2014 by robertwilkie

I love these articles, they try to point to the “high demand” for tech skills.  What is really happening is there is a high demand for skills that the person know exactly what to do AND is really cheap.  If … Continue reading →

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Google makes its Map interface easier to use

Posted on March 31, 2014 by robertwilkie

Not exactly sure what to file this one under.  Anyways, Google just make it easier for folks to use its map data by incorporating JSON, in particular an interface called GeoJSON, for its maps. http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/19/google-maps-makes-creating-maps-easier-for-developers-adds-geojson-support-to-its-javascript-api/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

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Cool cartoon about managers for developers

Posted on March 12, 2014 by robertwilkie

Ironically I have seen some truth to the cartoon over the years. http://gizmodo.com/this-is-what-happens-when-your-non-coding-boss-asks-you-1541110357?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29

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New OpenID standard, looks like OAUTH underneath

Posted on February 26, 2014 by robertwilkie

OpenID has a new standard, OpenID connect, which from the sounds of it.  Is basically an interface to OAUTH.  Should be interesting to see the adoption rate of this with OAUTH already being dominate out there. http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/26/openid-foundation-launches-openid-connect-identity-protocol-with-support-from-google-microsoft-others/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

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