A hosting malfunction.

If you’re reading this article, it means the website is up and running as it’s supposed to. I should put a notice like this everywhere, but why would I need to in the first place? If you’re a regular on my website, then you might have noticed…

Reading other people's code.

It's more of a question actually. What's it like to read other's people code and why you should be prepared? Well, the evil doers over at the powerful and evil Abstruse Goose Corporation made this into a bloody good comic [http://abstrusegoose.com/432]…

Are we too dependent of the tools we use?

A few weeks ago, I had the unfortunate chance or let's say "opportunity", of working on something without going through my usual workflow. And what did I learn from that experience? Well, that you are as good as the tools you use and the most important…

Developers and holidays. A weird relationship?

'tis the holiday season! Maybe you're coming or going home for the holidays. Whatever maybe the case, you rejoice the fact that you finally have a break from all the stuff that happened this year. It doesn't matter how well this year went, what'…

Developers and social media. Is it a good thing?

Lone wolves or night owls, that's how you usually describe your friendly neighborhood developer. He doesn't travel in packs and usually you'll find him sitting at a desk tipping his fingers off on some piece of code that is either to stubborn to run…

A developer's tools of the trade.

You, me and your weird cousin that thinks he can make websites out of macaroni, well we're developers (At least some of us are!). We rely on some sort of service or tool to get our work done, right? Right! Sometimes the tools we use are super complicated…

Let me CMS your stuff!

Let's begin from the premise that you as a well established developer, know what a CMS is, so I won't lecture you on what one is because I'm sure you know a few, love one or loathe another, that's why I'…

Developers, stop hiding!

Let's start this "rant" with a slight deviation from the main topic, but don't worry about it we'll get back to it, by quoting someone much wiser and more experienced than me, Scott Hanselman [http://www.hanselman.com/about/], who said something…