The tech industry has been flourishing with incredible growth and people are more inclined to pursue an illustrious career within the field. There are many opportunities available for the aspiring tech wizards and everyone should be able to find their niche, but I will mostly be focusing on what it takes to be a programmer.  There are some personality traits may determine whether or not you’re suited for the job, and if…

Nowadays, it’s well known that most of the more accomplished entrepreneurs in technology are men. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg are just a few obvious candidates of our generation that have reaped the greatest success. How come we rarely hear about women programmers achieving similar feats? Apparently, around 1984, the amount of women pursuing degrees in computer science plateaued and has been continually…

Learning code can be similar to anything else we would like to enlighten our children with. The same way we teach our kids to read sheet music and play an instrument, they can also be taught how to code and program a computer. In schools or in an after-school program, we can provide children with some great opportunities and exposure to at least some of the basic concepts of programming.

Some of us were very lucky growing…

Microsoft delivered on their commitment to supporting cross-platform developer experiences and have begun open sourcing the full server-side .NET core stack. The multi-billion dollar company is hardly known for open sourcing any of their products, so the news may be a shock to some. However, ASP.NET and the C# compiler have already been open sourced so the announcement isn’t all that surprising. This release is mostly…

There may not be anything spectacularly new hardware-wise in Google’s updated Chromecast V2, but there are certainly some software changes. Imagine a smarter screen saver for your TV that can display whatever you want it to. Instead of the default standby mode you get while idle, your Chromecast will be able to display a live feed of your Twitter, up to date info on your favorite sports, and anything else you want displayed…

As it happens every year, Samsung and Apple continue their relentless battle within the smartphone market. The two manufacturers usually compete in more of an indirect way, meaning there are always differentiating features when comparing devices. Unlike their previous engagements, Apple is now in Samsung territory. This year may be a bit different than the previous years since Apple finally decided to have a crack at…

For anyone interested in learning more about XAML and how to get a better understanding of the language, I’ve compiled a list of the best tutorials currently available on YouTube. To start the list off, it’ll be some of the better beginner tutorials so you can start off with a solid introduction.  

1. SilverlightShow Video Channel

Here’s a lecture style, recorded webinar of an introduction to XAML on Windows…