Software Engineer

Archive: 11-2012

• CSV Reader is a lifesaver for parsing CSV files

  Justin James describes how a great CSV parser that is on CodeProject saved him lots of coding and debugging.

  Posted by Justin James | November 29, 2012, 11:06 AM PST

• Poll: Developers, do you pair up with business users?

  Answer this one-question programmer poll to let us know whether you ever work one-on-one with business users, and if so, whether you like this approach.

  Posted by Justin James | November 26, 2012, 11:19 AM PST

• Try F# site: A top-notch programming resource

  Microsoft Research’s Try F# tutorial site is the best resource Justin James has tried for learning F#. Read about the site’s highlights, as well as its weak spots.

  Posted by Justin James | November 23, 2012, 10:04 AM PST

• Poll: Do you use language interoperability in .NET or Java?

  Take this one-question TechRepublic poll about using language interoperability in .NET or Java.

  Posted by Justin James | November 20, 2012, 11:46 PM PST

• Speed up development by slowing down

  When Justin James realized his work was getting buggy, he took a step back and figured out why. Learn how his experience could help you from making the same mistake.

  Posted by Justin James | November 19, 2012, 11:29 AM PST

• Poll: Is Ruby on Rails suitable for the enterprise?

  Take the developer poll, and let us know if you agree with Justin James that Ruby on Rails is best suited for public-facing Web applications.

  Posted by Justin James | November 16, 2012, 9:25 AM PST

• Wirify provides wireframes with one click of the mouse

  Wirify is a great bookmarklet for using existing sites as a base for building new applications, as well as for saving and reusing your designs.

  Posted by Tony Patton | November 15, 2012, 11:39 AM PST

• Test developer candidates with Codility

  Codility does a great job at filtering out bad developer candidates, and it will give you insight into how candidates approach development.

  Posted by Justin James | November 8, 2012, 1:10 PM PST

• Poll: Are you likely to develop for Windows Phone 8?

  Take this one-question poll to let us know if you plan on doing any Windows Phone 8 development.

  Posted by Justin James | November 6, 2012, 6:59 AM PST