The Angular 2 CLI has been updated to 1.0! This new release is a big deal because we are finally out of the beta. I use the Angular 2 CLI tool every day so I wanted to update and then update my projects as quick as possible. So, if you are asking “what is Angular 2 CLI”; […]
Recently I wanted to change the prompt in the terminal when using IntelliJ. I have a development prompt that I like to use whenever I am developing and wanted IntelliJ to also use it. If you just point the terminal in IntelliJ to a script that sets your prompt, it will not work. It simply […]
Python libraries for computational statistics and data science Python is a perfect choice for working with data, but it is not the only choice, R is also a great choice for instance. But since python is very accessible and it is a general-purpose language that you can use for other projects, it may be the best choice […]
About the Game Euchre is a card game played with two teams of two players. In this post, I will start creating a version of the game in Unity. In order for the game to function as a single player game, I am also going to be creating multiple AI players to play with. AI […]
I am always interested in finding ways to teach programming to students and I recently came across a book that teaches C++ through game development. I decided to post my own notes as I read along. The book was written using Windows, and I will be using a Mac, so I will comment any changes […]
There are many libraries and tools available for learning and working on projects that are related to machine learning. In addition, you can use many programming languages to work with these projects as well. This article is focused on two programming languages (Python and Java) and the open source tools that they commonly use. We […]
Angular 2 CLI is still in beta at the time of this writing, but it is also recommended to use it for new projects. After reviewing the basic features and setup, I wanted to corral all my learnings into one location so that I can re-use it for future projects. The website for the CLI […]
After struggling to get OSX to use a new version of ruby using rbenv, I decided it was finally time to switch to RVM. The reason I am switching is not only because rbenv was not working, but also because I am very used to the syntax since I use NVM daily. It was easier for […]
In many games, the goal of the game is to use logic to determine the best possible move at any given point in the game. You have probably played Tic-Tac-Toe enough times to know that some moves are better or worse for a player to make. When designing opponents for games like these you can […]
ImageMagick is a tool commonly used by developers to convert images between formats. It is a great tool that supports many image formats and is pretty easy to work with, once you get the command line arguments down. (It is a command line tool.) I needed to extract images from PDFs, and although I could do it […]