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Age Of Empire Definitive Edition

April 1, 2018July 30, 2019 jnasser

In 1997, Age of Empires changed RTS games forever. Today, twenty years later, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition begins that transformation anew with all-new graphics, remastered sound and music, and a smooth UI experience rebuilt from the ground up! Play the legendary RTS that started it all. Oh ya this is the developer company words, just to remind you about it. Remembering history That said, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is more interesting to me as an archival document than a game proper. Fact is, Age of Empires II HD does exist, and I’ve…

Server-side I/O Performance: Node vs. PHP vs. Java vs. Go

May 23, 2017July 30, 2019 jnasser

Understanding the Input/Output (I/O) model of your application can mean the difference between an application that deals with the load it is subjected to, and one that crumples in the face of real-world use cases.

The Rules of Effective Software Production

May 18, 2017July 30, 2019 jnasser

During the course of my career, I’ve participated in multiple real life software projects and observed how things are done on all levels: decision making, practices adoption, team building, recruiting, skill distribution, etc. Obviously, different approaches yielded different results. Being an improvement-oriented type of person, I noticed and collected the most effective practices and best practical tricks to help me up in my work. Learning from observation is a hard and lengthy way to do it. I would be extremely happy to pick this knowledge earlier from books instead. Unfortunately,…

How to be Efficient in PhpStorm: An IDE that Really Matters

April 7, 2017July 30, 2019 jnasser

What does it mean to be a good software developer?

First, it requires deep knowledge of the particular tech stack you’re working in. If you are a LAMP developer, you undoubtedly need to be an expert in PHP and MySQL, know modern frameworks, and have some decent skills in Linux administration.

Software Development Anywhere: My Distributed Remote Workplace

March 31, 2017July 30, 2019 jnasser

Working as a remote freelancer has many benefits, but setting up an effective distributed working environment can be a real challenge. Of course, there are many approaches that one can take, and no single “best” way will suit everyone. Remote digital workplace organization is indeed a very personal thing, and what works well for one developer may not work well at all for someone else. With that in mind, the setup I present here is simply what works well for me personally, especially on remote projects that involve both development…

WordPress Development Best Practices and Tips

March 21, 2017July 30, 2019 jnasser

WordPress is easily the most powerful open source blogging and content management system available online today, and so working knowledge of its intricacies is a boon to any developer or designer resume.

Time Management Secrets of an Efficient Engineer

March 14, 2017July 30, 2019 jnasser

The Master does nothing,yet he leaves nothing undone.

The ordinary man is always doing things,

yet many more are left to be done.”
— Tao Te Ching

Freelancer Identity Theft: It Happened to Me—Here’s What You Should Know

March 7, 2017July 30, 2019 jnasser

Several weeks ago, I was thinking about hiring myself for a project I had in mind. Sounds crazy, right? That’s because it is, and I wouldn’t be doing it had I not been a victim of identity theft! I’m sharing my experience with fellow freelancers because there is nothing crazy or funny about what I learned along the way. I learned my lesson the hard way, so you don’t have to. That’s why I’m writing this article and why you should read it. It all began with a Skype chat.…

WordPress REST API: The Next Generation CMS Feature

February 27, 2017July 30, 2019 jnasser

What’s WordPress’s secret sauce? Easy – it’s the simplest yet most extensible way to manage your content. However, for a while, WordPress seemed to have fallen behind.

Realm Is the Best Android Database Solution

January 16, 2017July 30, 2019 jnasser

Since Android was created, we app developers have been using SQLite to store our local data. Sometimes directly with SQL statements, sometimes using an Object-Relational Mapper (ORM) as an abstraction layer, but either way, we’ve been using SQLite at the end of the day.

Don’t Hate WordPress: 5 Common Biases Debunked

January 9, 2017July 30, 2019 jnasser

As a commonly used platform for building websites and other online applications, misconceptions have spread like a forest fire, keeping people away from WordPress.

Build Sleek Rails Components With Plain Old Ruby Objects

January 4, 2017July 30, 2019 jnasser

This article was translated by Marisela Ordaz into Spanish
Your website is gaining traction, and you are growing rapidly. Ruby/Rails is your programming language of choice. Your team is bigger and you’ve given up on “fat models, skinny controllers” as a design style for your Rails apps. However, you still don’t want to abandon using Rails.

No problem. Today, we’ll discuss how to use OOP’s best practices to make your code cleaner, more isolated, and more decoupled.

The Mistakes Most Swift Developers Don’t Know They’re Making

December 28, 2016July 30, 2019 jnasser

Coming from an Objective-C background, in the beginning, I felt like Swift was holding me back. Swift was not allowing me to make progress because of its strongly typed nature, which used to be infuriating at times.

The Ultimate Guide to Building a WordPress Plugin

December 23, 2016July 30, 2019 jnasser

Plugins are a vital part of WordPress websites that need specific functionalities.

While the official WordPress repository has more than 45,000 plugins from you to choose from, many of these plugins miss the mark.

Just because a plugin is in the repository doesn’t mean it won’t hinder its performance or compromise its security.

Use Magento If You’re Serious About eCommerce

December 15, 2016July 30, 2019 jnasser

You may have heard that Magento is the eCommerce platform you use if you’re serious about your business—and you’re serious about your business—so you’ve decided on Magento.

The 10 Most Common Mistakes iOS Developers Don’t Know They’re Making

October 26, 2016July 30, 2019 jnasser

What’s the only thing worse than having a buggy app rejected by the App Store? Having it accepted. Once the one-star reviews start rolling in, it’s almost impossible to recover. This costs companies money and developers their jobs.

This is why your internet is screwed up this morning

October 22, 2016July 30, 2019 jnasser

What’s the first thing you do when you wake up each morning? You grab your iPhone or Android phone, of course, and you check for the latest posts on Twitter. Next, maybe you dig into Reddit to see what happened overnight. Then you hop in the shower and stream some music from Spotify. Except on Friday morning, you had trouble doing any of those things. In fact, you might still be having trouble doing any other those things right now.

10 Most Common Web Security Vulnerabilities

October 19, 2016July 30, 2019 jnasser

For all too many companies, it’s not until after a breach has occurred that web security becomes a priority. During my years working as an IT Security professional, I have seen time and time again how obscure the world of IT Security is to so many of my fellow programmers.