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SQL Developer Skills: Getting Started with Databases and More
Those with SQL developer skills can land jobs at many organizations and industries—especially with experience with relational databases. → Read More
Assembly Language: Is It Useful? Can You Still Get a Job with It?
There’s a pervasive myth that being able to program in assembly language makes you a master programmer with deity-level skills. → Read More
5 Must-Have Windows Desktop Development Tools
If you develop desktop software, you most likely have a favorite set of software tools to help you get things done. → Read More
Rust: 5 Reasons to Consider Learning This Beloved Language
C and C++ ruled when it came to low-level systems development. Then came Rust, released in 2015 after 10 years’ development. → Read More
.NET Framework vs. .NET: What You Need to Know
It's been twenty years since the .NET framework first appeared. Its tangled history has created some choices for developers. → Read More
Cross-Platform Development: Which Languages and Platforms are Best?
Many companies and developers attempting to create the perfect tools for cross-platform development. Do any of those tools succeed? → Read More
5 Cross-Platform Libraries and Frameworks for Desktop Development
Desktop applications are generally fast (thanks to impressive hardware) and can do more intensive computation than many web and mobile apps. → Read More
Moving a Desktop Application to SaaS: A Cloud Developer Case Study
I work in “property tech,” maintaining a legacy property application for landlords. Here's how we moved it to SaaS and the cloud. → Read More
Visual Studio 2022: What's New with Microsoft's IDE?
Visual Studio 2022, the latest iteration of Microsoft’s integrated development environment (IDE), came out in November 2021. What's new here? → Read More
5 Ways to Make Your Python Programs Run Faster
Although Python is one of the world’s most popular programming languages, it isn't without flaws. The biggest one? Probably its lack of → Read More
3 Web Programming Technologies That Offer Alternatives to JavaScript
If you’re sick of programming the web in JavaScript, you could always explore developing Python or C# applications that run in the browser. → Read More
Flutter: What You Need to Know About Cross-Platform Development
Three years into its existence, it’s worth examining whether Flutter is living up to its initial promise for cross-platform apps. → Read More
State of C++ in 2021: A Programming Language Grows Stronger
General-purpose programming language C++ is roughly 37 years old, its first commercial implementation having appeared back in 1985. → Read More
Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile: A Worthy Cross-Platform Development Kit?
Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile allows developers to write just once for iOS and Android. Is it better than React Native or Flutter? → Read More
Python Programming Online: 5 Websites to Check Out
If you’re learning Python, you want an easy way to figure out what the language can do. And what better way than simply opening your browser? → Read More
Qore: A New Programming Language Worth a Look
Although Qore hasn’t yet hit version 1.0, it's clear that a lot of work has been done, giving it the feel of a practical programming language. → Read More
5 Python Features That You May Not Be Familiar With
Python, for all its ease of learning, has some pockets of real complexity. If you’ve ever read through the programming language’s documentation, you’ve → Read More
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Visual Studio Code and Python: Getting Started
Four years ago, Microsoft released an open-source cross-platform IDE called Visual Studio Code that became very popular. (I rate it as the best IDE on → Read More
Kotlin in 2020: 'A Better Java' Continues to Mature
Kotlin is an open-source programming language that’s often pitched as a Java replacement; it’s also a “first class” language for Android development, → Read More