I had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year and, as is common this time of year, friends and family made the normal mentions of things, places, people, or any other sort of noun that they are thankful. Of course, I agree with the most common objects of gratitude:...
A Look at Azure and MVC 4
ASP.Net MVC 4 is amazing. There I said it! I know I’m supposed to be the ‘Mac guy’ or ‘Linux guy’ or possibly even the ‘Ruby / Rails guy’ depending on where you know me from but the truth is that I love all technology and often find myself trying out new platforms or...
Shared Hosting Git Deployment
HostGator has been my registrar of choice since I first registered my first domain; however, I have also register a few domains with GoDaddy and (far fewer) with Domain.com. Initially, my needs were simple: give me an easy WordPress or Joomla install and I was happy...
Node.js VS Ruby on Rails When to Use What?
I have to admit it: I think both Node.js and Ruby on Rails are great. I have been working with Rails for a while now and have a few Rails applications in production. I have been working on a project using Node.js for a few months now and, though the project is just...
JavaScript is Not Assembly!
There is a growing idea on the web that JavaScript is somehow the assembly language of web. This is a horrible analogy for a number of reasons: it shows a misunderstanding of what assembly language is, implies that JavaScript is not a human readable language, and it...
Announcing Coder Radio
I am happy to announce that I am now co-hosting a show (Coder Radio)3 on software development with Chris Fisher on Jupiter Broadcasting. The show will air live every Monday at noon EST and be available for download shortly after. I hope the show is a resource for...
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