Development News

A few developer posts that caught my eye in the past week…

While I was out of the office last week, I still had time to watch some of my favorite developer news feeds including (but not limited to): Reddit Programming, HackerNews, SlashDot, TechMeme, TechNewsWorld, and Developer.com Daily News. Here are a few of the stories that piqued my interest. No! HTTP APIs are not necessarily Rest APIsContinue Reading “A few developer posts that caught my eye in the past week…”

Education Programming

Every company and industry needs more programmers!

The more than 85,000 professional developers from over 80 countries that are part of the Evans Data Corp (EDC) developer panel are part of a larger global developer population that is over 22 million strong. While this number seems large, the demand for more programmers is even greater. Beyond the computer scientists, software engineers, computerContinue Reading “Every company and industry needs more programmers!”

Developer Conferences

The Developer Conference Winter ’16/’17 and Spring ’17 Season is Over – now watch the videos

Each year, there are number of “really” important developer conferences that take place. These capture the hearts and minds of millions of developers. Most of these developer conferences happen near the end of the previous year and continue until the end of the school year in most of the northern hemisphere. These conferences capture theContinue Reading “The Developer Conference Winter ’16/’17 and Spring ’17 Season is Over – now watch the videos”

AI Development News

Microsoft Build 2017 – news for Developers from Seattle

The annual Microsoft Build developer conference took place last week in Seattle. While I couldn’t make it up to the beautiful city on Puget Sound, I did watch the keynotes and a few technical sessions on the live (and replay) Channel 9 Build 2017 feed. Microsoft has a Build 2017 news page that has linksContinue Reading “Microsoft Build 2017 – news for Developers from Seattle”

AI

Developers: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

I was watching (online) the opening keynote at this year’s Microsoft Build 2017 developer conference taking place in Seattle Washington. During CEO Satya Nadella’s presentation, he mentioned a statement that I’ve heard many times before. “With Great Power Comes Great Responsiblity”. I remember that statement in the Spiderman movie and comics. I was wondering ifContinue Reading “Developers: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility”