Field Notes

Kickstarter: Day 1

After thinking about writing a book for a while I finally pulled the trigger and launched a kickstarter campaign. I

Summer is here

The summer is here, and for those of us who have kids, it can be a time of fun and

Two books every month

A new year is here and everyone is making resolutions, sharing their new year’s challenges, hopes, etc. I would

An introduction to Single Responsibility principle (SRP)

This is the fifth and last article describing SOLID principles. This article is about the Single Responsibility principle. Hopefully it

An introduction to Open Closed principle (OCP)

This is the fourth article on SOLID principles which I started a few weeks ago. I hope this is useful

An introduction to Liskov substitution principle (LSP)

This post is about the Liskov substitution principle (LSP). This is also the third of my posts about SOLID principles,

An introduction to Interface Segregation Principle (ISP)

Last week I wrote a post about Dependency Injection (DI) with some basic examples in C#. Today I would like

An introduction to Dependency Injection (DI) and Inversion of Control (IoC)

There is so much confusion and arguing about what dependency injection is and whether is the same as inversion of

Building a Todo web app using PHP, Laravel and Bootstrap

I want to learn more about web frameworks that I am not too familiar with. My plan is to write

Install MongoDB service on Windows 8

MongoDB (from “humongous”) is an open-source document database, and the leading NoSQL database. Written in C++. MongoDB is great for

Turning 40

Today I am turning 40 years old. What does that mean? that I am old? that I am about to

How to add a full page background image to your landing page

I recently decided to update the landing page of one of my projects. I wanted to have a full-page background

How to serve static files for your website using Azure

Killer features and a beautiful design are important things when developing a website. However, none of that matters if your

How to become a software developer

Error 0x80131902: Failed to create the managed bootstrapper application.

This error message has been giving me headaches for a while, I have seen it happen in different Windows computers

Programming languages and work opportunities

What is the best programming language to learn these days? this is a question that I hear all the time

Review: Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus (13.3" QHD+ Touch / Core™ i7), my new laptop

After 3 years and a half of using a MacBook Air 13 inch as my personal laptop I finally decided

Phone Screen Interview

When you are hiring a developer and start looking at resumes or LinkedIn profiles it is very common to find

Discovering creative ideas in San Francisco - CapitalOne 360 Cafe

This is the 4th time I come to San Francisco this year, I just love this city and the weather

Tips for the Deskbound

The definition for deskbound from different sources: * restricted to working in an office, rather than in an active, physical capacity.