I’ve gone more than 24 hours without writing a single line of code, without drawing a flow diagram or opening up Google Keep and writing a list of requirements for some random idea I’ve just had. This is strange for me; writing code at the end of the day is… Read more »
When .NET libraries started to aim for the .NET Standard versions rather than particular Framework Versions, it’s fair to say that there was a lot of confusion about what that meant for the people writing the code. What I’m starting to see now though is that people think they’re on-board,… Read more »
I’ve been spending a lot of time looking at OAuth2 recently, both from a provider and consumer point of view. As a provider, one of the first things I saw as an architectural issue was the concept of different grant types (authorization_code, implicit etc.) being treated as a parameter within… Read more »
It’s been over a year since I’ve touched this blog. I’ve changed, tech has changed, I view the idea of blogging very differently. That said, I’ve never managed to stick with it before – so watch this space!
Change occurs all the time. As programmers we write rules and logic, but knowing that the requirements of today aren’t going to work in the business world of tomorrow is part of the deal. We allow for that, we write around it. But these changes are normally regarding the fundamental… Read more »
Developers love to experiment. There’s always something we don’t know, and we have a constant desire to play with the latest tech; ensuring we’ve figured it out and are keeping those skills razor sharp. This post is a way of reminding myself of the quagmire that is learning new things…. Read more »
Sorry I’ve been so quiet of late. I did exactly what I said I wouldn’t do and re-wrote my old Windows 8/WP8 version of DashBuddy – moving it to Windows 10. What does that mean? It means I have a new UI, with a lovely menu down the side of… Read more »
This is more of a reminder for me than anything. In VS2015, when you’re pulling a branch from source control for the first time – a perfectly working application may suddenly throw thousands of errors and die in Shakespearean style. Every last gasp, or error message, will seemingly come from… Read more »
Ensuring that your users have a consistent view when they navigate through your application can be one of the most time consuming parts of development. This has been made even more difficult with Universal Apps in WP 8.1 due to a change in the navigation model. Scenario The issue becomes… Read more »
Programmers tend to be arrogant, self-absorbed introverts. We didn’t get into this business because we like people. Most of us got into programming because we prefer to deeply focus on sterile minutia, juggle lots of concepts simultaneously, and in general prove to ourselves that we have brains the size of… Read more »