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Who makes the best laptops for developers?

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A couple weeks ago we ran a contest (PS: want to win stuff? Join the mailing list!) asking developers who their preferred laptop manufacturers. We love our laptops, so this topic is near and dear to our hearts.

In fact, Allen just released his in depth comparison video of the 2017 HP Spectre x360 15 and the 2017 Lenovo Yoga 720 15 – so you should check that out!

We tallied the results so without further ado….

Survey Saaaaaays….

Best Laptops for Software Engineers

Apple is still claiming the top spot, with double the votes of Dell. Lenovo was a close third but then things started slimming down. Check the chart for the full results.

So, what do you think of our results? Let us know in the comments!

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MCA: Creating a UWP app with Windows Template Studio

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Microsoft has recently released “Windows Template Studio”, a scaffolding tool for quickly creating excellent Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps.

UWP apps are currently the the premiere way to write apps for windows-y things…like Windows 10, Xbox, Mobile and…Hololens! Also, by using UWP you get a bunch of niceties for free – install/uninstall/auto-updates, sell via windows store, push notifications, background tasks, adaptive UI, etc.

In this video I’ll give you a little tour of the new Windows Template Studio – a scaffolding tool that lets you quickly gets your idea off the ground and allows your to focus on the core application by NOT having to futz around with mundane things like navbars, local storage mechanisms, localization. Then we’ll use the template and the iPodcastSearch library to quickly build a rough podcast app. As always we’ll have links to the full source code below.

Listen to episode 59 for more info on UWP and Windows Template Studio.
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Public Properties vs Public Variables – Clean Code the Right Way

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In Episode 55, Michael and I got into a conversation about public properties and public variables “looking” the same in C#.  For those unfamiliar with the topic or maybe not clear on the difference, I put together a video showing exactly what they are, how they’re different, and why you would choose one over the other.  If you have any comments, please do leave the below!




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Mini Code Adventure: Make A Website with Yeoman

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Welcome to the first Mini Code Adventure, a new series of blog posts and videos that highlight fun and exciting projects that you get running in minutes.

We recommend you have a basic understanding of HTML, JavaScript and NodeJs to proceed. We also assume you already have NodeJS installed, so make sure you have it installed! Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, lets…

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Demystifying the Technical Interview through Practice

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Like I mentioned in my post on Meetup and Codewars, I think the best way to prepare for a technical/whiteboard/programming interview is to practice. Sites like Codewars make this kind of practice easier than ever, but the pressure of having potential employers watching over your shoulder adds a whole other dimension.

Because of that, I wanted to experiment with “live coding” through practice problems, talking through my decisions as I went along. This ended up being more difficult than I had anticipated, even without the live audience.

Now that I’m wrapping up my little experiment, I wanted to share a few things that I learned along the way…
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