ENTRIES TAGGED "Code"

Why we need Go

Rob Pike on how Go fits into today's computing environment

by Rachel Roumeliotis | @rroumeliotis | +Rachel Roumeliotis | September 13, 2012

The Go programming language was created by Rob Pike, Ken Thompson, and Robert Griesemer. Pike (@rob_pike) recently told me that Go was born while they were waiting a long while for some code to compile — too long. C++ and Java have long…

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The many sides to shipping a great software project

An interview with Shipping Greatness author Chris Vander Mey.

by Andy Oram | @praxagora | +Andy Oram | September 10, 2012

Chris Vander Mey, CEO of Scaled Recognition, and author of a new O’Reilly book, Shipping Greatness, lays out in this video some of the deep lessons he learned during his years working on some very high-impact and high-priority projects at Google and Amazon. Chris takes a very expansive view of project management, stressing the crucial decisions and attitudes that…

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PowerShell for developers

Doug Finke on why PowerShell isn't just for administrators.

by Rachel Roumeliotis | @rroumeliotis | +Rachel Roumeliotis | September 6, 2012

Doug Finke (@dfinke) is an O’Reilly author and software developer. He moderates a PowerShell for Developers forum at powershell.org. We sat down recently to talk about the PowerShell, which has a new version launching with Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, and how it has grown with this latest release. Key points from the full video interview include: New…

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ASP.NET web API rocks

Why the ASP.NET Web API Framework is an essential tool for RESTful applications.

by Rachel Roumeliotis | @rroumeliotis | +Rachel Roumeliotis | August 29, 2012

Glenn Block (@gblock) is an O’Reilly author and senior program manager on the Windows Azure Team at Microsoft. We sat down recently to talk about the newly released ASP.NET Web API Framework, which he helped develop, and why it will become essential to building RESTful applications. Key points from the full video (below) interview include: ASP.NET Web API enables…

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Mastering iOS development

Matt Neuburg has suffered through the difficult bits of iOS development so you don't have to.

by Rachel Roumeliotis | @rroumeliotis | +Rachel Roumeliotis | August 23, 2012

Matt Neuburg is an O’Reilly author and long-time writer for tidBITS. We sat down recently to talk about iOS development and how best to build solid apps … the secret is take the time to learn the basics. Key points from the full video (below) interview include: All of the real power in iOS development is in C….

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Using Python for Computer Vision

Jan Erik Solem describes elements and useful tools for computer vision

by Andy Oram | @praxagora | +Andy Oram | May 31, 2012

In this interview, Jan Erik Solem, author of the upcoming book "Programming Computer Vision with Python," describes the uses for some common operations, and choices programmers have.

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Jon Loeliger offers some practices to use with Git

Advice from author of "Version Control with Git."

by Andy Oram | @praxagora | +Andy Oram | May 24, 2012

After finishing the second edition of "Version Control with Git," author Jon Loeliger talked to O'Reilly editor Andy Oram about how to use Git effectively as changes to code pile up.

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A federal judge learned to code

Code isn't just for programmers. It's a part of the world we live in.

by Mike Loukides | @mikeloukides | +Mike Loukides | May 16, 2012

The judge presiding over the Oracle/Google case learned Java, and that skill came in handy when coding specifics arose during the trial. It's proof that coding is a part of cultural competence, even if you never do it professionally.

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