Category Archives: Twitter

Making an iPad app with JavaScript

So recently at work I’ve gotten tasked with making a kids/educational game for the iPad. At the time of the project inception I hadn’t had the mobile training that I received up to this point. So, being a good web developer and JavaScript aficionado I chose a JS/HTML approach. The Framework Rather than re-invent the wheel… Read More »

Mind The Gap – Overcoming the “Management Gap”

Have you ever had to sit down and explain to management the hows/whys starting from the very very basics of how a technology works? To the point you just want to scream? It can be a frustrating, time-consuming, seemingly non-productive experience which can be compounded even more the bigger the knowledge gap (or “management gap”… Read More »

Slides for Object Relational Mapping A to Z

Recently did a presentation for the Application Development Virtual Chapter for the Professional Association of SQL Server. Sorry for the tardiness of this but here is a copy of the slide deck as well as the links to the source code on Github. Slides: Object Relational Mapping from A to Z NHibernate Demo Source Entity Framework… Read More »

Getting Started with Grunt JS

If you’re not familiar Grunt (gruntjs.com) is a “task-based command line build tool for JavaScript” along the lines of Ant or Maven for those of you from the Java world. One big reason I love this tool is no Java is required. This is already a huge plus for me since I don’t like to… Read More »

Using Trello To Manage Your Book Queue

This past January I took the plunge and bought myself an e-reader. The idea was to have my books, both technical and for fun, always at hand. Now I have small children, a house, a car, etc etc and don’t make the “big money”. So the outlay of $150 for myself was kind of a… Read More »

Windows 8 Early Impressions

With all the hoopla lately about Windows 8 I finally decided it was time to take a look. After running through the many options of installing it as my OS, or making a VHD and booting off a USB I took the path of least resistance and created a VM on VirtualBox (free). The “install”… Read More »

What I Learned At SQL Saturday #169

The past weekend I was fortunate to again attend SQL Saturday down in Denver, Colorado. I know I say this about every SQL Saturday I attend, but the event was just awesome. For those that don’t know what a SQL Saturday is here’s a snippet from their website: PASS SQLSaturday’s are free 1-day training events… Read More »