Tl;dr: I was having a blast! The Developer Camp 2017 took place at Z-Bau in Nuremberg on May 17th and 18th. 130 people gathered around 10:30 on Wednesday to plan the upcoming sessions. The worst thing about barcamps: there are far too many sessions with great topics in parallel. So it is tough to pick…
My friend Timo recommended the book “Seven Languages in Seven Weeks” to me a couple of months ago. During my parental leave I’ve finally found time to read -and more important- code the exercises. The first language is Ruby. Ruby is object-oriented, dynamically and strongly typed. It supports duck typing and is a good fit…
One major change in Python 3 is the implementation of the division operator /. In Python 2 the division yielded a floor rounded integer when dividing two integers but a float when using a float as divider or divisor. Due to Python’s weakly typed nature this behavior could lead to some issues. So PEP-238 changed…
Let’s debunk some myths about iOS development: Myth #1 – You need to code Objective-C False – since 2014 you have an alternative: Swift. This language is open source under the Apache License 2.0 (since Swift 2.2) and even runs on Linux Myth #2 – You need to be enrolled in the Apple Developer Program…
After carrying around my iPhone 6 for two and a half years I finally wanted to know how to build an iOS app. Getting started I used this tutorial from apple and rolled with the punches: Installing XCode takes ages! Download 4,6 GB 🙁 First issue: when accidentally making the wrong connection between a UI-Element…
In New Year’s Resolutions & Technology Learning Roadmap 2017 I listed all my tech and non-tech objectives for 2017. Here is a quick update: After I bought my new Mac Book I asked myself: “Why haven’t I tried to develop an iOS app before?” Well, I think it had something to do with Objective-C which…
SE-Radio Episode 281: James Whittaker on Career Strategy In Episode 281 of SE Radio James Whittaker shares his knowledge on career strategy. James Whittaker was Engineering Director at Google before he left for a position at Microsoft. He also wrote the book “How Google tests Software” In his medium article he tells us why he…
After I visited my first barcamp (#SWEC16) in 2016 I wanted to participate in my first hackathon in 2017. I stumpled upon the Future Mobility Days #FMDNUE in Nuremberg, which offerd a bar camp, a design thinking jam and a hackathon all at once at on place within 36 hours. All in all for 99€…
Being sick at home can become quite boring after a couple of days so I was happy today as I opened the mail box: (Yes, the physical one?) the new t3n magazine! Yeah! Nice cover! First of all I remove all advertising garbage by shaking the magazine, but lo and behold, there are some nice…
$(function() { console.log( “ready!” ); }); is the short form for: $( document ).ready(function() { console.log( “ready!” ); }); Very unintuitive, this does not work: $(“input#myInput”).bind(“change”, function(){ }); Instead of “change” You have to use “input” $(“input#myInput”).bind(“input”, function(){ });