If you are using ASP.NET, especially if you are using ASP.NET MVC, you need to be using Glimpse. I’m currently working on a more exhaustive Pluralsight course on Glimpse, but I thought I’d write up a quick getting started tutorial here. What is Glimpse? Perhaps you haven’t heard of Glimpse yet, or you are just [...]
Posted by: John Sonmez | May 19, 2013
Getting Started With Glimpse In ASP.NET MVC
Posted in ASP.NET, C#, Debugging, Frameworks, MVC, Web Development | Tags: asp.net, diagnostics, glimpse, mvc, mvc4, nuget, web development
Posted by: John Sonmez | May 12, 2013
5 Things That Will Make Your Agile Development Project FAIL
Posted by: John Sonmez | May 10, 2013
Introducing The Get Up And Code Podcast!
I’m very excited to announce a brand new podcast Iris Classon and I have put together called “Get Up And Code!” I’ve always wanted to do a podcast, but I’ve been looking for the right topic and right co-host and I believe I have finally found both. Get Up And Code! Podcast website: http://getupandcode.com iTunes [...]
Posted in Cool Stuff, Podcast | Tags: fitness, getupandcode, nutrition, podcasting
Posted by: John Sonmez | May 6, 2013
Why JavaScript Is Doomed
JavaScript is a bubble. Just like the housing bubble. Just like the .COM bubble. And just like any bubble, the JavaScript bubble is bound to pop. Sure, JavaScript is everywhere. It appears to be growing at a rapid pace. But I’m willing to bet that we are getting close to a complete reversal that will [...]
Posted in Frameworks, JavaScript, JQuery, Language | Tags: javascript, jquery, predictions, web development
Posted by: John Sonmez | April 28, 2013
How To Deal With Making Mistakes
What do you do when you make a mistake? Not just in your job, but in life in general? I’ve made some pretty big mistakes in my career . Just last month I was giving a talk at the Orlando Code Camp and I forgot to bring an adapter to go from DVI to VGA [...]
Posted in Career, Learning, Psychology, Self Improvement | Tags: career, failing, mistakes, psychology
Posted by: John Sonmez | April 22, 2013
Privacy Is Dead, Time To Prepare For The Future
Personal privacy is over. The world knows more about you than you do and soon it will know even more. We can keep fighting the battle to secure our privacy or we can learn how we need to live in the coming age where all of our actions are potentially in public view. Before you [...]
Posted in Mobile, Privacy, Psychology | Tags: cameras, google glass, privacy, public
Posted by: John Sonmez | April 14, 2013
What Makes Code Readable: Not What You Think
You often hear about how important it is to write “readable code.” Developers have pretty strong opinions about what makes code more readable. The more senior the developer, the stronger the opinion. But, have you ever stopped to think about what really makes code readable? The standard answer You would probably agree that the following [...]
Posted in Language, Learning, Psychology | Tags: code, languages, programming, reabability, vocabulary
Posted by: John Sonmez | April 7, 2013
Bad Advice: “Stop Working So Hard”
I’ve been seeing quite a few posts on Hacker News lately about why you should not work too hard and even saying you should work less than 35 hours a week. (Now, don’t get me wrong. I think the authors of these articles are awesome people who have accomplished huge things. I don’t mean to [...]
Posted in Business, Career, Entrepreneurship, Psychology, Self Improvement | Tags: advice, career, entrepreneurship, rat race, working
Posted by: John Sonmez | March 31, 2013
Everyone Should Learn To Program, But Not Everyone Should Be A Programmer
The recent free courses from Pluralsight on teaching kids to program really got me thinking about this subject. There seems to be a big backlash in development community against the idea that everyone should learn to program. I’m not sure exactly where it is coming from, but I suspect it has something to do with [...]
Posted by: John Sonmez | March 24, 2013
10 Developer Job Interview Tips To Land The Best Job You Can
There isn’t a large amount of advice out there on developer job interviews. I’ve found that many talented developers have difficulty with job interviews, because they spend more of their time focusing on what they are truly passionate about, technology and development, and not much time prepping their interview skills. It’s unfortunate, because having good [...]
Posted in Career, Interview, Psychology | Tags: experience, interview, job interview, pluralsight, questions
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