Category: General
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Podcasts for Developers
Until I started to travel on a regular basis I haven’t been aware of the value and information that can be found audio podcasts for developers. I thought, “Come on, what can you learn from listening to a radio?”. Nevertheless, since I had to fulfill my time with something other than staring at empty space…
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My startup ideas list (no it’s not revealed)
I’ve decided to reveal my startup ideas list size (not the actual content which is in Serbian and would take some time to translate). This is the list I populated in the last 3 years. Whenever I got an idea about something (in 99% it is IT/web/app stuff) that could be interesting to be done…
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Battle for Brilliant Developers (not Managers)
Recently, I’ve read about many companies offering rewards for referring great developers to them. Examples are Hubspot offering $10k, SeoMoz oferring $12k, and EnergySavy oferring $10k. It appears that demand for developers exceeds supply so it’s good to be developer these days so I am using this opportunity to remind young computer science graduates that…
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Debugging GUI events
Debugging gui events is usually not possible with regular line per line debugging and is done mostly by tracing. For debugging code that relies on Java swing events like drag and drop, mouse moving, etc., having something similar to code below is very useful: In this way you trace not only current function but also…
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Why would you spend time on warez sites?
Even if not being a “regular” warez user it would be good if you stay informed about what is happening inside warez community. One reason would be finding really popular and valuable programs by browsing warez sites. This is better than searching through regular download sites because programs found on these kind of sites are…
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Weblog for web-developers and designers
Smashing magazine is a weblog dedicated to web-developers and designers. Its great because of its overview of interesting stuff for each month. Their published content is a must read if you want to become a good web developer or a designer that follows web design trends.
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Do you use launchy?
Launchy is a handy tool that can help you when you have messy folders and want to quickly find and open application, document or play the mp3 song. With it you can forgot about desktop, quicklaunch or start menu for starting applications. Iit’s free and makes your desktop life a lot easier. Try it!
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Freelancing site(s) …
If you are an active member of some programming community you won’t probably need any of existing freelancing sites since your friends usually have enough jobs to pass to you… But in case you still want a recommendation for a freelance site then here it is: Elance. You can however find more jobs on others…
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The Value of Community
When you’re stuck with a programming, installation, or other similar problem your closest friend is usually Google. But, as many of you already know, having a friend that is expert in an area can in many cases lead to solving your problem lot quicker than “googling” for an answer. Friend can usually point you to…