Author: lpaminblog
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Do You Need A College/University Degree To Get A Programming Job?
In my Programming Career Guide I have a section where I point out that you don’t need a College or University Computer Science (CS) degree to get a programming job. Firstly, having a CS degree does not necessarily make you …
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The Future of JavaScript Programming
OK!!! I am not known for my prognostication skills. 10-years ago I remember standing before a Flash technology group and declaring JavaScript as dead. I also stated that the future was Flash and related technologies. I even wrote several books …
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Three New Courses Released – ArcPy, Machine Learning with Python and HTML/CSS
We’ve recently released three brand new courses on Udemy, to take our total list to 31 (and counting). If you want to learn software development the right way, and in the shortest amount of time, you are at the right …
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What is MATLAB and who needs it?
Every programmer has a favorite programming language, and they usually try to sell it like it’s the greatest language… “it’s the best language!”, “You gotta start learning this one!” and so on. Well, I’m not your typical programmer. MATLAB is …
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What is the Best Programming Language to Learn?
Are you still unsure which is the best programming language to start with? Let me help. Java, or Python. Ok that’s it, thanks for reading… I’m kidding (well, not totally because in many cases one of these languages will be …
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Your Questions About a Career in Programming
Thanks for dropping by, and more importantly for reading the Programming Career Guide e-Book. Did it answer your questions about your current or future career in programming? Don’t have your copy of the e-Book yet? You can get your own …
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Microsoft Acquires Xamarin. Big News For Developers!
I saw this story today. Microsoft is to acquire Xamarin. This is pretty big news, because Xamarin is a great cross platform tool to allow you to write cross platform code in C# and have it run natively (yes natively) …
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Programming Is Just Too Hard For Me!
Are you struggling learning how to program? Maybe finding things are too hard. Perhaps you started with one of my courses, or another course or ebook on programming and everything started great but then you hit a brick wall. Or …
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Android Development – A Glimpse into the History
Draw by numbers: Android OS dominates the market. According to DMR’s latest statistics, the figures for Android are just overwhelming: Every day more than a million new Android devices are activated worldwide. -1.4 billion is the number of global Android …
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Android App development. Best choice for a Mobile Platform?
The reality of the Android market share today: The figures speak for themselves, in the infographic below (source IDC) for instance, the smartphone market worldwide says it all, and Android dominates all the other operating systems with the lion’s share …