I Love Being a Programmer

I’m a dev guy. A programmer. A software engineer without a degree. But above all else, like every other programmer I know, I’m a problem solver. I like to think that most people hate mundane, monotonous tasks. You have a giant spreadsheet, or huge text file, or even…

Teach your mom how to API

My job over the past few months has shifted to heavily deal with APIs. That includes integrating Quickbooks, Amazon, eBay etc. as well as making our own from scratch. Fast forward to dinner with my mother. She’s her usual curious, non technical self, and wanting to know more detail…

The Cost of Expertise

What is an expert? They are someone who knows their subject front to back, is very experienced, therefore knows the history behind it, and is quick. What about just from programming? An expert knows the syntax 99%. They know the little tricks, they know the base language, they can recall…

Great Design makes for Great Programming

I can't really express enough how much I believe in great design. Part of making a really great web application, or any software in general, is ascetic appeal. This is really 3 fold. There is the actual visual design / look and feel of the application. The user experience design, which…

Which E-Commerce Solution Works for Me?

One of the higher paying jobs that I come across is E-Commerce jobs. That's because clients know that they need to spend more money to ensure they can collect theirs. There are quite a few popular choices when it comes to online payments, here are the most common in my…

Debugging Like a Pro

I can't tell you how important it is to know how to debug code. So as many of you know, I'm on the youtube making training videos. Most of these videos are not geared towards beginners and assume some level of programming. Time and time again I get hundreds of…