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Choosing Variable Names

It often surprises me that developers seem to choose completely useless variable names like MyVariable when creating an application. Although MyVariable could be an interesting variable name for an...

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Considering Perception in User Interface Design

I read a couple of articles recently that reminded me of a user interface design discussion I once had with a friend of mine. First, let’s discuss the articles. The first, New Record for Human Brain:...

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In Praise of Dual Monitors

A lot of people have claimed that the desktop system is dead—that people are only interested in using tablets and smartphones for computing. In fact, there is concern that the desktop might become a...

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Adding a Location to the Windows Path

A number of my books tell the reader to perform tasks at the command line. What this means is that the reader must have access to applications stored on the hard drive. Windows doesn’t track the...

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Differentiating Between CSS Boilerplate, Template, and Frameworks

You often see the terms boilerplate, template, and framework uses almost interchangeably online when people discuss CSS. In fact, some readers are confused about these terms and have written me about...

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Using the Set Command to Your Advantage

Last week I created a post about the Windows path. A number of people wrote me about that post with questions. Yes, you can use the technique for setting the Path environment variable to set any other...

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Backslash (\) Versus Forward Slash (/)

A number of readers have noted recently that I’ve been using the forward slash (/) more and more often in my books to denote hard drive paths. Of course, when working on Windows systems (and DOS before...

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Thinking of All the Possibilities in Software Design

A number of books on my shelf, some of which I’ve written, broach the topic of divergent thinking. Unfortunately, many developers (and many more managers) don’t really grasp the ideas behind divergent...

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Saving Development Time Using CSS Templates and Boilerplate

Recently I created a post entitled, Differentiating Between CSS Boilerplate, Template, and Frameworks that defines the differences between these technologies. However, I stopped short of making any...

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Coding Schools and the Learning Process

There are three essential ways to begin a career as a developer. The first is to get a college degree in the subject, which is normally a Bachelor of Computer Science or a Bachelor of Information...

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