Groovy Goodness
Groovy is a great language with a lot of features. We use many of these features in our day-to-day programming live, like the excellent collections API. But some of the features are like hidden gems.
Category: Coding
Programming Videos and Tutorials
GOTO Statement Considered Awesome
As I surveyed my requirements, I realized that what I most wanted was for a subroutine to be able to pause in the middle and resume sometime later, maybe even after a reboot of the whole program. Was that so much to ask?
Preventing Stress and Depression
Stress and stress-induced depression hit many software developers and yet it is still a taboo. “I am stressed” has become something we hear everyday, and it has almost become prestigious to say so; it shows that we are busy, important people. On the other hand it is a bit embarrassing …
Functional Programming: What? Why? When?
Why is functional programming becoming such a hot topic? Just what _is_ functional programming anyway? And when am I going to have to know about it? In this talk Uncle Bob will walk you through the rationale that is driving the current push towards functional programming. He’ll also introduce you …
A Brave New Web
This presentation discusses the future of the web. The conversation centers on web components. It begins with a little bit of history, taking a look at standards from the past, and then focuses on these modern specifications: HTML Templates, Shadow DOM, Custom Elements and HTML Imports.
The Why, When & How of Software Design
Advice about software design focuses on the principles designers should adhere to and the structures that should be created. This leaves designers prone to creating the right design at the wrong time. “Why, When & How” fills this gap, giving designers an understanding of the overall goals of software design, …