Over the past few years, I have been slowly but surely building my own music player. It's been a wild ride. The codebase has radically changed several times, but is always converging on a better music listening experience. In this article my goal is to take you along for the ride.
What I Wish I Knew Writing My First Billing SystemBilling code is probably the scariest that most coders get to work with. After all, for most of us it’s not everyday that we write code that literally moves money around. I’ve gathered a list of a few things that you should keep in mind next time you set off to implement billing.
Game Programming PatternsHey, Game Developer! Do you struggle to make your code hang together into a cohesive whole? Find it harder to make changes as your codebase grows? Feel like your game is a giant hairball where everything is intertwined with everything else? Wonder if and how design patterns apply to games? Hear th
How to be a great software developerDisclaimer: This is a very long piece, much longer than I would normally write on any subject. I have edited it back but on sending it to friends to read they agreed that there was no one bit that should be cut. I hope that you feel the same.
ASP.NET MVC Best PracticesThis articles was originally at wiki.asp.net but has now been given a new home on CodeProject. Editing rights for this article has been set at Bronze or above, so please go in and edit and update this article to keep it fresh and relevant. The ASP.NET MVC is becoming more and more popular each day.
ASP.NET MVC Solution Best PracticesDevelopers choose ASP.NET MVC because it provides for more control over the resulting HTML, better separation of concerns, and better testability. But these benefits are only fully realized if the project and solution is set up properly.
How Frameworks Can Kill Your Projects and Patterns to Prevent Getting KilledSummary Sander Hoogendoorn shares patterns to avoid framework issues by using layered architectures, bridge patterns, managers-providers, DI, descriptors and layer super-types, including code samples.
Bundling and MinificationBundling and minification are two techniques you can use in ASP.NET 4.5 to improve request load time. Bundling and minification improves load time by reducing the number of requests to the server and reducing the size of requested assets (such as CSS and JavaScript.)
Secure DevelopmentSteven's multi-billion dollar tech firm spared no expense in providing him two computers. One was stuffed in a broom closet down the hall; he used it for email, Internet access, and other administrative items.
Size MattersDisclaimer: as usual, the opinions within this article are those of ‘No Bugs’ Bunny, and do not necessarily coincide with the opinions of the translators and editors.
This Read-It-Later-list is just that, bookmarks of stuff I intend to read or have read. I do not necessarily agree with opinions or statements in the bookmarked articles.
This list is compiled from my Pocket list.