The Archives / Application Development

There are 11 posts in the Application Development archive.

• Optimizing asset bundling and serving with Rails

  I wrote up a pretty lengthy post over at the GitHub blog explaining how we do asset bundling… Read More

• Having fun with the Lighthouse API

  I’ve been using Lighthouse since it’s inception, but now that I’m working with the ENTP folks I get to thinking about what to do with Lighthouse a lot more. I’ve… Read More

• Do people really like the window management in xCode?

  I posted some thoughts to twitter last night about how much the xCode window management drives me insane. What I got back was a huge reaction of "it's perfect" and "this is how… Read More

• On prioritization of issues, bug tracking, and custom fields

  I wrote a bit of a commentary over at Hoth on why I think custom fields just don’t work. Bug tracking was probably the biggest reason I left my previous job — and yet I… Read More

• Looking for some on-site training sessions?

  I’ve always loved teaching people. Not so much in the big-classroom professor type of way, but in a smaller, more intimate way — where you’re really teaching someone… Read More

• Super simple virtual hosts for the OSX inclined

  When it comes to setting up virtual hosts on OSX, I've seen people go to no end of trouble to get them setup. Most people I know use a mix of 3-4 applications and manual editing… Read More

• Quick & Dirty: Add changesets since last deploy for your Rails apps with Lighthouse

  One of the most common problems for me is knowing when I last deployed my apps, and what I’ve done since then. I often will leave an app on the side for a month or two at a time,… Read More

• Deploying Merb with Git, Vlad the Deployer, and Ubuntu (Fiesty Fawn)

  I had the need recently to deploy a merb app. Since this whole project is about trying new things (merb, rspec, etc) I thought I might as well give Vlad… Read More

• Refining your estimation skills

  One of the most important traits that separates junior level developers from senior level developers is the ability to accurately estimate projects. Every junior level developer… Read More

• An Overview of XAML

  A little while ago I talked about how I was starting to get into Windows Presentation Framework… Read More

• Getting started with WPF: Installation

  Lately I've been diving into WPF development. Not WPF/E (aka Silverlight) -- but WPF as in the Windows Presentation Framework. WPF is the new foundation for Windows application… Read More