Random DevTools Entry: #012
Welcome to another entry of Random DevTools! It’s been quite a while since the last post, but the wait is worth it! Well, what we have today is a general tool that’s sure to help anyone out. As a developer,...
Author: Charles Chen
Wow.
Perhaps I was being a bit delusional. I really thought that Team USA could win it all this year. Alas, it was not to be so. Team USA lost to Greece :-S 95-101. While Team USA only lost by 6,...
Well Said!
A patriot is a person who loves his or her country. Who among you loves your country so much that you have come here today to raise your voice out of deep concern for our nation – and for our...
Of Trawling and Tech Jobs These Days…
I stumbled on a post by Don Demask on the subject of tech/IT recruiter etiquette. Or rather, I should say, the lack thereof. I’ve touched on a similar topic in the past (in fact, one of my first posts on...
Love is in the Air
An interesting side effect of releasing XNA Express is that there seems to be an uptick of interest in C# and the .Net platforn in general. A 4 page thread sprang up last night on NewGAF and the community is...
It’s Not Facism When We Do It!
There’s an interesting thread on Fark about one Raed Jarrar and his experience at JFK airport. To summarize, Mr. Jarrar had been wearing a t-shirt with the text “we will not be silent” in both Arabic and English. What followed...
So I’m 25 Now.
This past week marked the 25th year of my life. I’ve never been one to dwell on birthdays and the like; I’m not one to believe in relative and arbitrary systems, as our calendar is, but I cannot help feeling…old....
“The Ultimate Assist”
There is a great article over on SI.com on the story of Kwame James. It’s a great read; don’t miss it. On a (vaguely) related note, I cracked open two fortune cookies on Tuesday and came away with some good...
Innovation, Sony Style
Last week, I touched upon how Microsoft is innovating with the XBOX360 by opening up the gaming console to small time developers, regular-Joe programmers, and students. And of course, last year, I was just blown away by the initial peek...
Database Implementation Woes
My wife says I’m slightly OCD. Myself? I acknowledge that I’m somewhat picky when it comes to certain things. One of these is database implementation. I’m not sure how I started down this path or how I became such a...