Programming Tools
Slow Dancing With Technology: Debugging, the Programmer and the Machine
Thoughtful leaders have dreamed up a more fluid software release structure to bridge the development and production environments, but...
Computer Programming: From Machine Language to Artificial Intelligence
As computing power has increased, programming languages have evolved to take advantage of enhanced computing resources. Learn more about...
Unicode 101
If you want your applications to be truly global, they have to be able to handle languages other than U.S. English. Unicode provides a...
A Look at Vim: Winning the Editor Wars?
There has long been a struggle between Vi and Emacs in the 'Editor Wars' but now Vim (Vi iMproved) may be emerging as a victor.
Naming Conventions: What's the Big Deal?
Conventions are guidelines that are meant to be followed, but what happens when they're not? In programming, Yoda conditions alter the...
Unix/Linux Shells 101
Shells are powerful and highly versatile tools for Unix and Linux. There are numerous shells with different abilities out there, and they...
10 Tips for Visual Studio 2010 Power Users
Microsoft Visual Studio contains hundreds of shortcuts and tricks to accomplish some lengthy tasks more easily. Here are 10 simple ones to...
The Pioneers of Computer Programming
Learn about some of the people who helped pioneer the field of computer programming.
Gaming Principles and the Future Virtual World
In exploring the boundaries of what's possible in a game world, developers can get closer to answering some broader questions about...
An Introduction to Candidate Keys
Learn the basics of candidate keys and how they operate in a database.
