Here is a collection of my blog posts and articles.
Being a software developer makes you see the world in a particular way. Because of this, software developers usually share similar opinions on certain things. This is why there are things that are almost guaranteed to annoy any software developer. It’s good to know these things, so you aren’t hated by your friends or colleagues […]
6 ways to annoy a software developer Read More »
This is the third and final part of the tutorial on building a platform-independent audio app on .NET. In the first part of this tutorial, we talked about setting up the general project structure and enabling audio playback capabilities on Windows. The second part of the tutorial spoke about adding the ability to play audio on Linux, while also
Building your own audio player with .NET – part 3 Read More »
This is the second part of our series of tutorials on building audio capabilities into .NET, which the platform doesn’t have out of the box. In the first tutorial of this series, we set up a basic project structure and added a class that enabled us to play audio on Windows. However, .NET Core (which then evolved
Building your own audio player with .NET – part 2 Read More »
As great as .NET is for writing software for multiple platforms, it lacks some important capabilities. This applies to those functionalities that would work radically differently on different CPUs and operating systems. One of these is the ability to play sound. With its predecessor, the .NET Framework, you could play sound easily by using classes
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Clustering is an important functionality in the Internet of Things (IoT). It allows multiple devices to act as one and coordinate the work between themselves. For example, you may have IoT devices that are making real-time audio announcements at the departure gates of an airport. If the gates are in close proximity to each other,
Coordinating IoT cluster with SignalR Read More »
This article is a modified introduction to the book The easiest way to learn design patterns. The book is available in digital format at LeanPub and in either Kindle-specific format or in print from Amazon. Design patterns are something that you will need to get familiar with as a programmer who works with object-oriented languages.
Why every programmer needs to know design patterns (and how to learn them easily) Read More »
There are many ways of making money online, whether you do it as your main activity or as a side project. And today, we will be talking about the method that I am most familiar with – publishing online courses. I have been doing it as a side activity for a number of years while
How to make money by creating online courses Read More »
You can become a programmer without a formal computer science degree. Around 30% of software developers are self-taught. But you would probably want to know which language to learn first. After all, there are many of them out there. Well, the answer to this question is simple enough if you are learning on the job.
What programming language to learn first – the case against C++ Read More »
Any major software development framework has in-build localization mechanism. This will allow any app built with it to be able to easily change the language and other culture-specific settings depending on the users’ preferences. You may think that this doesn’t apply to your app. Perhaps you never intend to release it outside of your own
Always make your apps localizable from the start Read More »
Programmer, also known as software developer or software engineer, is an in-demand profession that usually pays well. Another good thing about it is that, unlike it is in other skilled professions, you don’t require a formal qualification to become a software developer. Most employers are interested in your skills and not your certificates. Because of
Why you don’t need maths to become a programmer Read More »
