The integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) into software development workflows has become inevitable, making it essential that computer science educators prepare students to use these tools effectively and responsibly. Recent research shows that LLMs are capable of solving the majority of assignments and exams previously used in CS1, and professional software engineers are increasingly […]
Introduction Every time I get a new Mac, I update my process for setting up a new mac, and then I let it languish as time passes, until, I get a new computer. My previous post was kept up to date-ish as time went on, but this post is a revision to that one, where […]
When you’ve spent years immersed in building sleek and responsive apps on iOS using Swift and Objective-C, the opportunity to delve into new territories like Dart and Flutter presents itself as an exciting adventure. I recently embarked on a journey to learn to build apps with Flutter, and this is my initial experience. I will […]
Recently I was building a project on a windows machine that required Cypress e2e testing. I use Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) for most of my development work. I needed to be able to run X11 so that linux could run the browser on Windows OS. To accomplish this, I set up XLaunch, however there […]
If you’re a mobile app developer, you’ve likely heard of Jenkins—a powerful automation tool that helps streamline your build process. It’s widely used for continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) in all sorts of development environments. But if you’re building iOS apps, Jenkins alone won’t be enough. Since Apple requires macOS to compile iOS […]
Overview In the world of modern software development, microservices architecture has become increasingly popular for its scalability and maintainability. As developers, we often need to run and test these microservices locally before deploying them to a cloud-based Kubernetes cluster. Let’s get started setting up a local Kubernetes environment using MicroK8s, a lightweight, single-package Kubernetes distribution, […]
Introduction In the realm of software development, efficiency is key. With mountains of data to process and patterns to find, it’s essential to have the right tools at your disposal. This is where Regular Expressions (regex, RE) step in. Regex is a powerful and flexible way to search, match, and manipulate text strings. Let’s explore […]
Creating diagrams as an engineer can be time-consuming and learning new tools can be daunting, especially as the tools change over time. Engineers need to create diagrams to illustrate complex concepts, system architectures, workflows, and use cases. Fortunately, there are powerful diagramming tools available that can streamline this process and enhance communication. Here is a […]
The gamification of Agile planning poker Planning poker® is a part of many Agile team’s rituals and is used during the estimation of stories. The main goal of planning poker is to enable the team to estimate their stories in a fun way – but it also helps the estimation process in many ways. I’ve […]
If you have multiple organizations that you code with, you may have noticed that all of the GitHub notifications go to a single inbox. This may be useful, but for me, I prefer to have the relevant emails sent to individual inboxes. For instance, my personal repository should update my personal email, and a business […]