Archive for the ‘ideas’ tag
But What Does It All Mean?? The Semantic Web & Metadata
Thinking about the Semantic Web is a lot like looking at a double rainbow all the way across the sky… what does it mean?? As I’m sure we’ve all recognized, the Internet is bursting at the seams with information. Some information comes in the form of human-readable content, sometimes it’s computer-readable data. The problem, though, is that tons of data on the internet isn’t nearly as useful because a computer cannot understand how it’s all interrelated.
The Semantic Web is an idea set to bring a higher level of semantics to the internet. The concept is all about structuring data to be both human-readable and machine-readable.
The Agile Manifesto, in Plain English
Imagine yourself on a team of programmers, and you’ve just finished a new feature. What should you do next? Do you write more code, or test what you have? In the world software engineering, the philosophy that dictates what you should do next is what we call “the process”.
Every software development team has a process, even if it’s not explicitly articulated anywhere. The process tells you what you should do, how much you should do it, when you should do it, and why. Sound boring and bureaucratic? It can be, but it doesn’t have to be.
5 Reasons to Love Programming
It’s no secret that I love writing code. I’ve been writing software for over a decade, making programming not only my longest-running hobby, but the cornerstone of my career.
Why do I love it so much? Here’s my list.
Top 8 Reasons to love a Good Discussion
Don't forget the fuel!
If you’ve ever met me, you know that I love a good discussion. If you haven’t met me (and want to…), then go buy me a cup of coffee and get ready to talk. Because we will talk…
And don’t try to fake me out with your internet forums or your email chains. I’ll take my face-to-face interaction, thank you. You can have your texting, give me the ol’ analog dialog.
You know what? I think discussions are so awesome that they deserve capital letters for this post. So here you go: the top 8 reasons that I love a Good Discussion.