Software Engineer
Web developers, software engineers, and programmers of various stripes will find a variety of tutorials and tips to help them improve their methods, deepen their coding skills, and build better applic
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Create iOS apps using Xcode 5's SpriteKit Game template
Learn how to use the new SpriteKit Game project template that comes with Xcode 5.
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Look inside code for free with dotPeek
When the source code is unavailable, give dotPeek a try. One developer explains the numerous things he likes about the tool and the one aspect he doesn't like.
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iOS tutorial, part 2: Creating a web service
Learn how to roll your own web service and interact with it in an iOS environment. We use a weather app for the sample data.
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The three must-have tools for ASP.NET developers
Tony Patton lists the three tools he could give a new ASP.NET developer so she could be productive.
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iOS developers, be competitive in the App Store
Get tips on how to make your iOS app stand out in the very crowded App Store.
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Try Android's useful drag and drop API
The mobile space changes at a dizzying pace, making it difficult to keep up with the latest features. Android 4.0's drag-and-drop support is one enhancement worth noting.
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Speed up your app development with AndroidAnnotations
AndroidAnnotations may help you get your next Android app to market before the competition.
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Sass brings standard programming features to CSS
Syntactically Awesome Stylesheets, or Sass, offers a lot of impressive features that simplify CSS development.
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Turbocharge your SQLite inserts on Android
Find out how William J. Francis sped up his database inserts by using the SQLiteStatment class in his Android app.
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Bootstrap 3 says mobile first, everything else later
Bootstrap provides a foundation for building full-featured, responsive web applications that should work on all platforms. Here's a first look at Bootstrap 3.0.0.
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BrowserStack simplifies web application testing
Testing a web application on every browser and platform is not feasible. See if BrowserStack might solve your web application testing problem.
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Chart.js library simplifies adding charts to web applications
The Chart.js library uses the HTML5 Canvas element as the launching pad for a full-featured package for creating and presenting charts.
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The top WordPress tools for developers, designers, and consultants
Check out this list of WordPress tools that developers, designers, and consultants can use to write plugins, develop themes, and coordinate with team members and clients.
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Google Code Playground is a gateway to the cloud
The web-based Google Code Playground lets you take Google APIs for a test drive without downloading and installing SDKs.
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Divshot simplifies building web interfaces with Bootstrap
Web-based Divshot provides a visual environment for assembling Bootstrap-based applications.
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Configuring SQL Developer for MySQL
I rant against Oracle products a lot in this blog, but I have to admit I actually like a few of their products. One of them is SQL Developer. Strangely though, the feature I kind of like best is that SQL Developer can connect to non-Oracle databases like MySQL.
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Bootstrap 3 says mobile first, everything else later
Bootstrap provides a foundation for building full-featured, responsive web applications that should work on all platforms. Here's a first look at Bootstrap 3.0.0.
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Learn how to use the DateTimePicker control in VB.NET
Visual Studio .NET's DateTimePicker control offers a convenient way to allow users to make a date/time selection. In this quick tip, Irina Medvinskaya creates a sample that uses the DateTimePicker control.
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ASP.NET basics: the page life cycle
This overview of the ASP.NET page life cycle covers how and when page elements are loaded and corresponding events are fired.
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How to test Web services with soapUI
SmartBear's soapUI is a fantastic tool for testing and demoing Web services. Follow these instructions on how to use soapUI to perform Web service testing.
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Five tips for starting a programming career
Justin James offers a TechRepublic member (who is a network admin and a self-taught programmer) advice about how to launch his programming career.
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Debug Android applications over Ethernet
William J. Francis recently learned you can run the Android Debug Bridge over TCP. Learn how easy it is to do.
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Seven traits of effective programmers
Being a great programmer involves more than writing code that works. Justin James lists the hallmarks of programmers who rise to the top ranks of their profession.
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The top WordPress tools for developers, designers, and consultants
Check out this list of WordPress tools that developers, designers, and consultants can use to write plugins, develop themes, and coordinate with team members and clients.
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Creating a Web service with VB.NET
VB.NET allows you to use Web services as if they were entirely local objects since most of the marshaling between the client and the server is taking place in the background. This tip shows you how to create a simple Web service.
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Embrace the JSON standard in your C# code
Looking for a leaner approach than XML for formatting and sending data? Then give JSON and even Json.NET, a tool for working with JSON data within C#, a try.
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Reverse engineering your .NET applications
The .NET Framework makes it easy to reverse engineer an existing application. Discover what techniques to use to deter prying eyes from deconstructing your code.
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Create Single Page Applications with ASP.NET and Visual Studio 2012.2
The evolution of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML makes Single Page Applications (SPAs) much more powerful ways to build an application. Give the latest Visual Studio 2012 SPA templates a try.
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Turbocharge your SQLite inserts on Android
Find out how William J. Francis sped up his database inserts by using the SQLiteStatment class in his Android app.
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Build powerful web interfaces with Bootstrap
Bootstrap provides developers and designers with a straightforward way to create web interfaces. Here's how to use the open source framework's design features.