Programming Tools
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...
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.
Perl 101
If you think Perl is a relic from the '90s, think again. This language is still going strong. Learn the basics here.
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Pioneers of Computer Programming
Learn about some of the people who helped pioneer the field of computer programming.
