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How To Master a Programming Language V

By dhirschl | Published: January 21, 2010
For my final post of the series How to Master a Programming Language, I want to make note how you can take the programming knowledge that you have gained so far and apply it to something bigger. Learn a Framework Now that you have worked through the language and applied it to solving problems, how do [...]
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How To Master a Programming Language IV

By dhirschl | Published: January 17, 2010
At this point you should competent in the programming language that you have chosen (Part III) — you should be able to recognize basic code constructs (such as types, loops, and variable assignment). You should also be able to recognize syntax and semantic errors in your code and be able to debug them. The next [...]
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How To Master a Programming Language III

By dhirschl | Published: January 14, 2010
Now that you are comfortable working within your desired editor or IDE (Part II) – you can start to focus on learning the programming language syntax. To learn a programming language you can read a variety of different books or read through online tutorials and how-to’s. Since everyone approaches learning differently, I will leave the [...]
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How To Master a Programming Language II

By dhirschl | Published: January 11, 2010
So you’ve chosen a programming language that you want to learn, where do you start? Learn the Environment Depending on the type of language that you have chosen (interpreted vs. compiled) there may be several options available to you in choosing an editor or Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Editors Most programming languages can be written in your [...]
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How To Master a Programming Language

By dhirschl | Published: January 10, 2010
With the start of a new year, as a programmer have you made a resolution or goal to learn a new programming language? For the next few days, I will be writing a series of posts titled How to Master a Programming Language, where I will be walking you through the steps that you need [...]
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9 Useful Websites for Thematic Child Theme Development

By dhirschl | Published: November 23, 2009
You’ve may have noticed a design change here at RepeatGeek, if you’ve visited before. I have been exploring different WordPress frameworks to build my website around and I finally decided upon Thematic. My decision to go with Thematic was that it is extensible, stable, SEO optimized, easily configurable and most importantly FREE. In developing my child theme, [...]
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Is Troubleshooting an Art or Science?

By dhirschl | Published: November 5, 2009
Is Troubleshooting an Art or Science?
“What do I always say? Anyone can cook.” I am often reminded of this quote from Disney Pixar’s Ratatouille when I think about troubleshooting. But is it true that anyone can troubleshoot computer problems or debug code? The Troubleshooting Process Much like cooking, troubleshooting follows a simple recipe that anyone can follow. Troubleshooting can be broken down into [...]
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17 Websites for Sharing Programming Knowledge

By dhirschl | Published: October 29, 2009
17 Websites for Sharing Programming Knowledge
Whether you are trying to drive traffic to your own blog or are looking for assistance when developing – it’s sometimes useful to participate in programming forums and blogs by sharing knowledge. I’ve compiled a list of 17 websites where you can share your own knowledge or search for help on a problem. Apple Apple Discussions – Developer [...]
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How to Get Started with iPhone Development

By dhirschl | Published: September 17, 2009
There does still appear to be a market for making money with iPhone apps (especially games), if you are still interested in creating an iPhone application there are plenty of resources available to help you along the way. Prerequisite: You will need an Intel-based Mac with XCode for iPhone development. When the iPhone development tools were initially [...]
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