05 Dec 2017
We know about methods like the backs of our hands, those useful little blocks of code we write to solve similar, recurring problems more easily and effectively in our programs. But believe it or not, software engineers write methods for...
30 Nov 2017
If you know who Spiderman is, then you must be familiar with Uncle Ben’s famous quote: “With great power comes great responsibility.” If you are a software engineer, then you can totally relate to Spiderman, whether you think so or...
26 Oct 2017
If I had the opportunity to make an analogy between using Meteor and being hit on the head with “a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth’s atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and...
05 Oct 2017
You come home after a long, hard day at school, work, or both. You feel like binge-eating, so you plop yourself down on your big, comfy couch with a bag of chips, a tub of ice cream, or both. You...
21 Sep 2017
At first, ESLint was a big bully. “Excuse me, you need to put a space here.” “WHY AREN’T THE CURLY BRACES LINED UP!??” “Why are you using double quotes instead of single quotes, like who even does that you big...
07 Sep 2017
I’m sure we’ve all been that person before, the scrawny, wide-eyed, clueless middle-schooler roaming around on the internet for answers to that impossible homework problem, stumbling across a random help forum, and posting something like “HELP!!!!! I can’t factor [insert...
31 Aug 2017
Back in high school, the only programming language I knew was LabVIEW, and I thought it was the best thing… until I started college and learned Java, and Java became my new favorite language. That only lasted until this past...
26 Aug 2015
Is it possible to teach a computer to learn? It most certainly is. If it is possible to program a car how to drive itself, to program a phone to give you directions from point A to point B in...