For the Aspiring User Experience Pro
Everything I Wish I Knew When Becoming a UX Designer
Blog Barista: Tommy Truong | Apr 17, 2019 | Career Hacks | Brew time: 9 min
Recently, I had the honor of being invited to speak at the Michigan State University Experience Architecture (XA) Club about my experiences as a User Experience (UX) professional. As I prepared for this talk, I realized there’s a lot I wish I knew…
A Tour of Blazor
The Experimental Framework Everyone is Talking About
Blog Barista: Anthony Wolf | April 10, 2019 | Web Development | Brew time: 6 min
As a web developer, who started out only a few years ago with ASP.NET MVC 3 and Javascript / jQuery, I’ve often daydreamed about what life might be like if I could get the level of compile-time control over front end code…
Behind Every Successful Person Is Someone Who Cares
What It Means to Be a Clapper
Blog Barista: John Leigh | Apr 4, 2019 | Culture | Brew time: 5 min
I’m a strong supporter in what well-known actor and comedian George Burns said, “behind every successful person there is a clapper.” Successful people are supported by others who encourage them to seek their dreams…
7 Things to Consider Before You Refactor Your Code
Everything You Should Think About Before Rewriting
Blog Barista: Sam Nadarajan | Mar 27, 2019 | Development Practices | Brew time: 5 min
As a developer, have you ever been in a situation where you needed to add a feature to an existing part of an application and then realized that the existing code could have been better designed and/or written?…
“Where Are You Sitting These Days?”
The Pros and Cons of On-Site Consulting
Blog Barista: Dana Graham | Mar 13, 2019 | Project Management | Brew time: 5 min
Most consulting practices have their staff work at the client’s site, which allows for close interaction and improved services among consultants. But that means, as a consultant, you don’t always have the same routine or a standard…
Command Your Arduino from Anywhere, Part 2 – Ngrok + Middleman Server
Blog Barista: Greg Antrim | March 6, 2019 | Internet of Things | Brew time: 12 min
Welcome to Part 2 of the Command Your Arduino from Anywhere. In case you missed it, we covered port forwarding in Part 1. While that method was easy to implement, it had a few limitations. Today’s post offers an alternative method…
Command Your Arduino from Anywhere, Part 1 – Port Forwarding
Blog Barista: Greg Antrim | Feb 27, 2019 | Internet of Things | Brew time: 7 min
In my previous post I showed you how to wire an ESP8266 module to your Arduino and connect it to your local Wi-Fi network. This allowed you to send web requests from your Arduino to the internet and send HTTP requests to your Arduino while on your local network…
Building Applications Using Firebase, Part 6: Cloud Storage
Blog Barista: Michael O’Keefe | Feb 20, 2019 | Web Development | Brew time: 9 min
It’s here! It’s here! Welcome back friends, you have arrived at the last part of the Firebase Series. Today we’ll be building out the user profile page to allow a user to view, edit and delete reviews as well as upload…
Building Applications Using Firebase, Part 5: Cloud Functions
Blog Barista: Michael O’Keefe | Feb 14, 2019 | Web Development | Brew time: 11 min
Welcome to Part 5 of my Firebase series, you’re getting close to the end! At this point, we have a public facing application leveraging HTTPS and Google Clouds extensive CDN. In this part, we will be focusing on using Cloud Functions…
Building Applications Using Firebase, Part 4: Hosting
Blog Barista: Michael O’Keefe | Feb 12, 2019 | Web Development | Brew time: 6 min
Welcome back to the Firebase Series, and congratulations on making it through a very code-heavy Part 3! I apologize if the last part seemed to drag on but securing our applications is arguably our most important…
For the Aspiring User Experience Pro
Everything I Wish I Knew When Becoming a UX Designer
Blog Barista: Tommy Truong | Apr 17, 2019 | Career Hacks | Brew time: 9 min
Recently, I had the honor of being invited to speak at the Michigan State University Experience Architecture (XA) Club about my experiences as a User Experience (UX) professional. As I prepared for this talk, I realized there’s a lot I wish I knew…
A Tour of Blazor
The Experimental Framework Everyone is Talking About
Blog Barista: Anthony Wolf | April 10, 2019 | Web Development | Brew time: 6 min
As a web developer, who started out only a few years ago with ASP.NET MVC 3 and Javascript / jQuery, I’ve often daydreamed about what life might be like if I could get the level of compile-time control over front end code…
Behind Every Successful Person Is Someone Who Cares
What It Means to Be a Clapper
Blog Barista: John Leigh | Apr 4, 2019 | Culture | Brew time: 5 min
I’m a strong supporter in what well-known actor and comedian George Burns said, “behind every successful person there is a clapper.” Successful people are supported by others who encourage them to seek their dreams…
7 Things to Consider Before You Refactor Your Code
Everything You Should Think About Before Rewriting
Blog Barista: Sam Nadarajan | Mar 27, 2019 | Development Practices | Brew time: 5 min
As a developer, have you ever been in a situation where you needed to add a feature to an existing part of an application and then realized that the existing code could have been better designed and/or written?…
“Where Are You Sitting These Days?”
The Pros and Cons of On-Site Consulting
Blog Barista: Dana Graham | Mar 13, 2019 | Project Management | Brew time: 5 min
Most consulting practices have their staff work at the client’s site, which allows for close interaction and improved services among consultants. But that means, as a consultant, you don’t always have the same routine or a standard…
Command Your Arduino from Anywhere, Part 2 – Ngrok + Middleman Server
Blog Barista: Greg Antrim | March 6, 2019 | Internet of Things | Brew time: 12 min
Welcome to Part 2 of the Command Your Arduino from Anywhere. In case you missed it, we covered port forwarding in Part 1. While that method was easy to implement, it had a few limitations. Today’s post offers an alternative method…
Command Your Arduino from Anywhere, Part 1 – Port Forwarding
Blog Barista: Greg Antrim | Feb 27, 2019 | Internet of Things | Brew time: 7 min
In my previous post I showed you how to wire an ESP8266 module to your Arduino and connect it to your local Wi-Fi network. This allowed you to send web requests from your Arduino to the internet and send HTTP requests to your Arduino while on your local network…
Building Applications Using Firebase, Part 6: Cloud Storage
Blog Barista: Michael O’Keefe | Feb 20, 2019 | Web Development | Brew time: 9 min
It’s here! It’s here! Welcome back friends, you have arrived at the last part of the Firebase Series. Today we’ll be building out the user profile page to allow a user to view, edit and delete reviews as well as upload…
Building Applications Using Firebase, Part 5: Cloud Functions
Blog Barista: Michael O’Keefe | Feb 14, 2019 | Web Development | Brew time: 11 min
Welcome to Part 5 of my Firebase series, you’re getting close to the end! At this point, we have a public facing application leveraging HTTPS and Google Clouds extensive CDN. In this part, we will be focusing on using Cloud Functions…
Building Applications Using Firebase, Part 4: Hosting
Blog Barista: Michael O’Keefe | Feb 12, 2019 | Web Development | Brew time: 6 min
Welcome back to the Firebase Series, and congratulations on making it through a very code-heavy Part 3! I apologize if the last part seemed to drag on but securing our applications is arguably our most important…
