For many early software developers and engineers, they view their role as mainly coding. Then they become disappointed when they find out they don’t really get to code that much. They think that their day should just be pounding away at the keyboard for 8 hours a day, but that’s […]
A developer’s technical skills can only get them so far. Beyond their technical skills, there are other important factors such as their behaviors and mindsets. For a developer to stand out from the crowd, they need to have the right behaviors and mindsets. So, for this post, I am going […]
You have probably asked yourself the question of when or what to optimize in your app. It is not an easy question to answer because there are many factors involved in making the decision. There are always tradeoffs in software development and it is not any different for optimization — […]
Many software developers are uncomfortable with trying out new technologies. They believe that they need to learn something new all over again. They start to think back to when they started learning the technologies they use presently and think “I don’t want to go through that again”. The knowledge that […]
Virtual Reality (VR) has been around for a while, but it is not until recently did it take off. Many are unaware of the technology until it has gone more mainstream. Maybe you want to get into VR development, experience VR, or both.
Learning and software development goes hand in hand. The world of software is vast and it is impossible to know everything. It is only natural that you will have to do some learning on the job.
If you tried your hands on developing for virtual reality (VR), you will notice that it is very different from developing a 2D or 3D game. Many of the practices and techniques do not carry over into VR. VR is still a new platform and developers out there are trying […]
Android Marshmallow (6.0+) introduces a new list of features for developers. Some of them are required for your app to support the new OS while others are optional. In part 1, I went over new features that are required if you want to add support to your app such as […]
