On Finding a Java Intern / Freelancer
Initially, I planned on working through a fast API in each of the software stacks that I had written about in a previous article. Naturally, a Java based solution was near the top of my list going in. There were a number of reasons for that including my familiarity...
Picking A Project Stack pt 2.0: The Java Space — Grails
When I set out to create a new project that would need a web-service, Java was on my short list of tools to use for the project. It’s a great language / platform and I am pretty familiar with it and there is a lot of knowledge out there that I can leverage when I run...
The Problem With Religion (In Software)
As engineers we generally strive for the simplest most elegant solutions to the problems we encounter in our work. Though we may not agree on what systems or frameworks are elegant, we tend to look at things from a fairly objective perspective. I believe that it is...
Picking a Backend Software Stack pt1
If you have every been lucky enough to be able to pick the technology stack that you work on you know how exciting the process can be. However, it can also be a daunting task. Sure if you are developing an Android app or an iOS app you are pretty limited on what...
Save a New Dev, Review His Code
If you read my last post, you would know that I spent a lot of time last month developing for Android. One of the projects is a simple stock widget that uses Google’s deprecated finance API to pull the user’s financial portfolio and display stock data. To start, the...
A Month in Eclipse
As anyone who reads this regularly will know, I spend most of working day in XCode developing for Apple’s iOS and OS X platforms. However, I have had a long affinity for Java and am a fan of the Android operating system; I have a number Android devices including the...
About Me
Hi! I’m Mike! I’m a software engineer who codes at The Mad Botter INC. You might know me from Coder Radio or The Mike Dominick Show. Drop me a line if you’re interested in having some custom mobile or web development done.
