Tools for Software Engineers
34 postsTools to help engineers solve common software problems.
Ways to scrape data
There are many situations where you may need to scrape data. Data scraping development is really an art form (of its own) and the complexity of a project...
GIF encoder / decoder
This article from Dennis Felsing captured my attention i seconds. "Can you really embed a GIF with code? Can you do it in a way that connects...
How to create a temporary email address
I'm working on an app that aims to use Amazon Cognito for user registration and one of the things I need to test is e-mail signup. Instead of...
Where to find free fonts
Let's be real, Google Fonts is amazing but they're not the end-all be-all. When you're looking for more, try these services below. Free Google Fonts is an industry...
My Favorite Visual Studio Code Plugins
I started using Textmate in 2004 because it was Rails friendly. Lately I've been using Visual Studio Code because it's Typescript and Angular friendly. Below are a few...
Shell variables vs. Environment variables
I've been doing a lot of work within the AWS Command Line and it's been forcing me to make the best use of environment and shell variables. Below...
Awesome OS X Command Lines
Thank you @herrbischoff for creating this A curated list of shell commands and tools specific to OS X and functions. Here area a couple of my favorite commands:...
Using Jenkins to Trigger Rake Tasks
This tutorial will show you how to install Jenkins on Linux Debian using VirtualBox and Vagrant. After you've installed Jenkins server, make sure you have both ruby and...
Heroku: Working with Git and Github
Heroku uses Git for version control and collaborative coding. Below are a few helpful commands plus a better process for app development. Review remote Review where you are...
Git: Creating a Branch during Agile Sprints
Here's a tip for new developers learning how to use Git for short sprints. The first step is to create a branch. Step 1 - List Branches List...
Themes for Terminal
Here are a few themes I like for Mac Terminal. If you're not a fan of Terminal itself, I also suggest looking into iTerm2. My Favorite Themes Peppermint...
Data Mining and Machine Learning
Computer science is all about answering the question, "How can we tell a computer what to do and what to solve while recognizing that some problems are...
Open Datasets
As a market researcher, app producer and software entrepreneur, I use a lot of different data sets for either research or tell stories. Here are a few great...
Troubleshooting, Bug Fixing and Performance
I come across tools all the time. Tools to help me build, tools to help me maintain, tools for optimization, tools to measure performance, tools to measure audience...
Installing Adobe Media Server on EC2
Adobe Media Server 5.0 offers media publishers some new ways to deliver on-demand video and music to iOS devices through Apple's HTTP Live Streaming. This means that...
List of Resources for Online Learning
I've been stumbling upon all of these great, (sometimes) free, online resources, and rather than a bookmark to forget, I'm hoping these list will ultimately become some super...
Creating a Cronjob
There are times when I need to create a clock that will run a script at a certain time or interval. Here's how to do it using crontab....
P2P for good
What do Skype, Spotify, and Joost have in common? They're companies using P2P technology for good. Yup, that's right. Contrary to popular belief, P2P is not the great...
Streaming Mp3's using SoundManager2 + MediaElement
I've written about 8 or 9 streaming music players in the past six years, and considering how quickly client-side technology changes, I figure I'll have to write a...
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