The technical interview process used to hire software engineers/developers hasn't changed much over the years. A couple of coding problems to solve on a whiteboard for roughly an hour a piece over the course of a day. Intersperse lunch & bathroom breaks for fluid I/O needs.
Making a collection immutableA friend recently asked for suggestions about creating a class that is mutable up to a point (while it’s being constructed), and then immutable once clients begin to use it. His solution was to add a flag that could be set to make the thing read-only.
The Humble Programmer (EWD 340)The Humble Programmer by Edsger W. Dijkstra As a result of a long sequence of coincidences I entered the programming profession officially on the first spring morning of 1952 and as far as I have been able to trace, I was the first Dutchman to do so in my country.
Don't use bcryptIf you're already using bcrypt, relax, you're fine, probably. However, if you're looking for a key derivation function (or in bcrypt's case, password encryption function) for a new project, bcrypt is probably not the best one you can pick.
Progressive Enhancement: Zed’s Dead, BabyA few days ago, Daniel Mall launched a snarky tumblr called Sigh, JavaScript. I was reminded of law enforcement agencies that release a “wall of shame” of men who solicit prostitutes.
6 Months with C#I have been writing C# for more than half a year now. I think it might be a good time for me to stop and think about what I have experienced with C#.
AngularJS Tutorial: Learn to Build Modern Web AppsThis tutorial will guide you through the process of creating a full-stack application. It features step-by-step instructions on how to build a fantasy football application, code snippets of the full application, and explanations on design decisions.
Running SQL in your browserAs a key part of my Ludum Dare entry The NSA’s Where’s Snowden? game I wanted you - the elite NSA Analyst - to be able to hack the game world.
My boss just gave me a warning. Is there a way to get faster at solving bugs?This Q&A is part of a weekly series of posts highlighting common questions encountered by technophiles and answered by users at Stack Exchange, a free, community-powered network of 100+ Q&A sites.
An Overview of Project KatanaThe ASP.NET Framework has been around for over ten years, and the platform has enabled the development of countless Web sites and services. As Web application development strategies have evolved, the framework has been able to evolve in step with technologies like ASP.NET MVC and ASP.NET Web API.
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.