Category Archives: Software Development

Bay Area plots Googlebus tax — Solution, move the Jobs to NY

Posted on January 7, 2014 by robertwilkie

OK the article is about how Silicon Valley tech folks are taking over SF since they get paid very well, and the Google’s of Silicon Valley are helping this with private buses to bring employees back and forth to work. … Continue reading →

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How to bring an opensource project back to life

Posted on December 9, 2013 by robertwilkie

The answer is to basically “fork” the project.  Still worth reading the article thought. http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/12/forked/

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DART: yet another programming language

Posted on December 5, 2013 by robertwilkie

Another programming languauge, this time out of Google.  Its interesting language, it is very similar to C, but its goal is to replace JavaScript and apparently is quiet a bit faster.  This could be a good transition language for C/C++ … Continue reading →

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When you don’t pay your engineer

Posted on October 24, 2013 by robertwilkie

Too funny of a video to watch.  A rock band stiffed their sound engineer, and he (or she) got revenge.  Just goes to show you should be nice to your techs. http://gizmodo.com/what-happens-when-a-hardcore-rock-band-doesnt-pay-its-1451176531?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29

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Using upside-down trees in programming

Posted on October 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

I got a kick out of this.  Its like the first thing you learn in programming in college for concepts. http://gizmodo.com/how-computer-scientists-make-programs-efficient-using-u-1448975617?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29

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Tips and Tricks for the C Pre-processor

Posted on October 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting write-up on using Macros for simplifying C  statements.   Been doing that myself for years. http://hackaday.com/2013/10/17/tips-and-tricks-for-the-c-pre-processor/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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Secrecy and the Generation Gap

Posted on September 22, 2013 by robertwilkie

I put this under software development as well since the article highlights issues that are with S.D. industry too. The problem the article points out is todays “secrecy” is dependent on contractors and folks that know they no longer have … Continue reading →

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High-Skill Immigration Reform Dead for 2013

Posted on September 22, 2013 by robertwilkie

I can’t say I am shedding any tears over this since it looked like it was going to be the solution to just “up” the H1B visas (so send even more tech jobs overseas).  My 2 cents, green cards or … Continue reading →

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Google Coder can build Raspberry Pi Apps In A Browser

Posted on September 13, 2013 by robertwilkie

Awe such a cute video….:)  basically its a coder build into the RPi webserver that kindof mimics Legos programming stuff. http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/09/google-coder-allows-you-to-build-raspberry-pi-apps-in-a-browser/?utm_source=mainrss

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There is NO STEM SHORTAGE!!!

Posted on September 4, 2013 by robertwilkie

This article hits it right on the money how the STEM shortage maybe a bunch of poop.  It points out that if there was a shortage, all these other things should be happening (like pay raises for STEM folks, job … Continue reading →

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