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More Domain Driven Design talk this week: Supple Design, Declarative(ish?) Programming, and Ohio Envy.
Laptop comparison: HP Spectre x360 vs Lenovo Yoga 720
Watch Allen do a feature based comparison of two of the most powerful 2-in-1 convertible laptops on the market. He didn’t want to get one without knowing if the other would be a better fit, so he picked both up and this video is his take on these two fantastic devices.
So – which laptop would you get? Let us know in the comments!
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Who makes the best laptops for developers?
A couple weeks ago we ran a contest (PS: want to win stuff? Join the mailing list!) asking developers who their preferred laptop manufacturers. We love our laptops, so this topic is near and dear to our hearts.
In fact, Allen just released his in depth comparison video of the 2017 HP Spectre x360 15 and the 2017 Lenovo Yoga 720 15 – so you should check that out!
We tallied the results so without further ado….
Survey Saaaaaays….
Apple is still claiming the top spot, with double the votes of Dell. Lenovo was a close third but then things started slimming down. Check the chart for the full results.
So, what do you think of our results? Let us know in the comments!
MCA: Creating a UWP app with Windows Template Studio
Microsoft has recently released “Windows Template Studio”, a scaffolding tool for quickly creating excellent Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps.
UWP apps are currently the the premiere way to write apps for windows-y things…like Windows 10, Xbox, Mobile and…Hololens! Also, by using UWP you get a bunch of niceties for free – install/uninstall/auto-updates, sell via windows store, push notifications, background tasks, adaptive UI, etc.
In this video I’ll give you a little tour of the new Windows Template Studio – a scaffolding tool that lets you quickly gets your idea off the ground and allows your to focus on the core application by NOT having to futz around with mundane things like navbars, local storage mechanisms, localization. Then we’ll use the template and the iPodcastSearch library to quickly build a rough podcast app. As always we’ll have links to the full source code below.
Listen to episode 59 for more info on UWP and Windows Template Studio.
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What’s your favorite programming book?
As programmers, we’ve collected our fair share of best practices and programming references. We want to share some of our favorites and let you share any gems you’ve found along the way! [Read more…]
Mini Code Adventure: Generating Music in JavaScript
I’ve tried to procedurally generate music from scratch a few times in other languages over the years, but since this is a “couch project” I spent a couple minutes searching for NPM libraries and settled on ScribbleTune.
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Mini Code Adventure: Creating a Roguelike in Unity3d and C#
Mini Code Adventure: Game of Life in JavaScript
Welcome to another Mini Code Adventure, an attempt to highlight fun programming projects that you can get started in minutes.
This week we’re starting with the maze code we wrote last time, and using the game-of-life-logic npm package to demonstrate Conway’s Game of Life.
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Community Spotlight: Codeshare.co.uk
Codeshare.co.uk features instructional articles and editorials tailored for .NET web developers. The information is concise and pragmatic; perfect for anyone interested in MVC, Umbraco, or C#.
Mini Code Adventure: Generating Mazes with JavaScript
Welcome to another Mini Code Adventure, an attempt to highlight fun programming projects that you can get started in minutes.
This week, we’re looking at generating mazes with amaze, a simple nodejs package that lets us focus on the fun.
Now, lets make a maze! [Read more…]
