Software Engineer

Archive: 03-2013

• VsVim brings the power of vim to Visual Studio

  Learn how to put VsVim, an adaptation of vim that works with the Visual Studio IDE, into action.

  Posted by Tony Patton | March 27, 2013, 9:18 PM PDT

• Use paired programming to increase efficiency and reduce bugs

  Justin James discusses two ways to use paired programming and offers tips on what you should consider in terms of work setup and skill levels for this exercise.

  Posted by Justin James | March 26, 2013, 9:11 AM PDT

• AWS Elastic Beanstalk simplifies Amazon cloud deployments

  See how Amazon Web Services Elastic Beanstalk with .NET via Visual Studio provides a straightforward way for developers to deploy their .NET applications to the AWS cloud.

  Posted by Tony Patton | March 21, 2013, 12:08 PM PDT

• Two ways to integrate UserVoice into your application

  Learn how to UserVoice to provide help desk and feedback services for users. This powerful tool might make your developers, support staff, and users happy.

  Posted by Justin James | March 18, 2013, 8:47 PM PDT

• Five technical considerations for SaaS applications

  Should you commit to a vendor? Can your application scale? These are just two of the questions developers should think about when building a SaaS app.

  Posted by Justin James | March 14, 2013, 1:59 PM PDT

• Integrate AWS with .NET applications by using a Visual Studio add-in

  The AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio simplifies building .NET applications using Amazon Web Services features. Get details on using the extension.

  Posted by Tony Patton | March 11, 2013, 2:56 PM PDT

• Software development experience: Is time, depth, or breadth most important?

  Answer this one-question poll to let us know what you think is most important when it comes to software development experience: time, depth, or breadth.

  Posted by Justin James | March 8, 2013, 9:49 AM PST

• What to consider before moving your application to the cloud

  When CXOs ask developers whether they can move their application to the cloud, these are the six factors they should think about before answering that question.

  Posted by Justin James | March 7, 2013, 10:11 PM PST

• Use jQuery to make a tabbed UI

  jQuery makes it easy for developers to deliver outstanding desktop-like functionality in the Web browser. Learn how to implement tabbed interfaces in jQuery.

  Posted by Justin James | March 1, 2013, 8:19 PM PST