# Play with Docker Play with Docker is a project by Marcos Liljedhal and Jonathan Leibiusky and sponsored by Docker. Play with Docker (PWD) allows the user to spin up Docker containers to play with and to prove out concepts. They also provide some training material that may prove useful if you’re new to [...] --- # .NET Rocks! Podcast Two of our own were recently on the .NET Rocks! podcast with Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell. Did you catch the episode? .NET Rocks! is a weekly talk show for anyone interested in programming on the Microsoft .NET platform. It was the first and most widely listened to podcast for [...] --- # Raspberry Pi Cluster with Docker and OpenFaaS I received a Raspberry Pi as a gift a few years ago. I installed RetroPie and enjoyed playing some old arcade and console games for a few months. I got busy with work and other projects and promptly forgot about the Pi. A few months ago I stumbled upon Scott [...] --- # Future of Code Schools It’s been a tough week for code schools across the nation. First, San Francisco based Dev Bootcamp announced it will close by the end of the year, and yesterday saw the announcement from The Iron Yard that it would be closing all campuses after the summer cohort. I was extremely [...] --- # Caching in .NET Core for Fun and Profit I’ve been giving the following talk at Meetups, User Groups, and at Tech Conferences. Ever wonder how you might use caching to improve the performance and speed of your website? Are you looking to improve the user experience for your web application? We’ll discuss the ins and outs of caching [...] --- # Test Driven Development Culture Karma, Karma, Karma, Chameleon That’s right, we are adding culture to our project this week. Test Driven Development culture that is. In the video below we add Karma, Mocha, Chai, Browserify, Watchify, and BabelJS to the project. Karma Karma is a continuous test runner for JavaScript unit tests. Mocha and [...] --- # Intro to Dependency Injection A few weeks ago I had to privilege to present at the St Pete .NET Meetup in St. Petersburg Florida. The topic I chose is an important and interesting topic, at least in my mind. The presentation was well received, so I thought I might post an article here for [...] --- # ES2015 and Beyond Ohh my! In the last post, I said we were going to look at ES2015. Unfortunately, the latest version of JavaScript is not fully supported by browsers yet. Even worse than that, ES2016 is just around the corner with even newer features that aren’t supported by browsers. So, what can [...] --- # Asp.Net Core What is Asp.Net Core? Asp.Net Core is so new that Microsoft hasn’t even officially updated its name on the Asp.Net website. Formerly known as Asp.Net 5, Asp.Net Core (Core) is the next evolution of the .Net framework. It has been completely written from the ground up and all of the [...] --- # Understanding Idiomatic Polyglot Programming What the heck does that mean? Looking at the title of this post might seem a bit confusing. I certainly didn’t know what idiomatic polyglot programming was the first time I saw it. There is also the question of its importance. stick around for this post and I will break [...] --- # The Importance of a Solid Foundation I’ve written before about the importance of having a solid foundation. But what does it mean to have a solid foundation? There’s more to it than I can do the job. Can you do the job well? Do you know the things you should know? Know the theory I’m not suggesting [...] --- # The Role of Education Education A good education will go a long way. Many employers would like to see a degree in a relevant field. Some will require it. Be aware that some companies and industries may have different requirements. If you’ve got specific hope-and-dream jobs in mind, it might prove beneficial to keep [...] ---