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March 19th, 2022

A Podcast Sampler

In March of 2022, I turn 50 years old. In the interest of trying to live as long as I possibly can, for the last few years I’ve done a lot of walking. I typically walk (or jog when the weather is agreeable) first thing in the morning. I’m not a big music person, so […]

February 27th, 2022

The 5-Minute Overview of Conversational User Interfaces

The year was 1979. I was 8 years old and was excited to go to my Dad’s office in Georgetown. He had a little bit of work to do but promised to let me and my brother play Adventure on his work computers for a few hours. At the time, no one I knew owned […]

January 27th, 2022

Let’s Take a Low-Code Platform for a Test Drive

As a developer who has coded for over 40 years, I tend to be very dismissive of silver bullets in the software development space. 4GL platforms and languages come and go, and I and other colleagues have typically avoided using those platforms for reasons such as: “Sure the first 80% is easy, but then you […]

December 26th, 2021

Books That Helped Me Become a Better Consultant

The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown had a profound impact on my mental health, which was compounded by the controversy regarding my status as an Asian immigrant, a person of color, and a member of the LGBTQ community during a tumultuous year. I had a bunch of internal struggles ranging from immigration cases to Asians being discriminated […]

October 23rd, 2021

The UX Files: Accessibility

Our topic focuses on a very important principle that helps break critical usability barriers, making software more sensible and inclusive. Yet often it gets overlooked. Sit back as we open the file and unravel the mysteries on: Accessibility. #include <all_users> An accessible user interface provides usability for people who interact with software differently, be it […]

September 19th, 2021

One Year and Counting!

Yay! I got the job! One afternoon, I got a call from Solution Street with an offer to join their team. After a week of applying and interviews, I got the job and I am ecstatic! Time flies and this year marks my first year working at Solution Street. And yes, it has been a […]

August 27th, 2021

Looking at Your Bugs With a Different Perspective

I’ve been writing code for 40 years now. As all developers know there is almost a certainty that your code will not work from the very start without some issue that you need to debug. With respect to finding and fixing bugs in your code there are many phases: when you are in active development; […]

July 24th, 2021

Socializing a New Software Developer in a Brave Remote World

As we optimistically look forward to more social encounters during 2021 and into 2022, it is highly likely that our software development teams will continue to work remotely most of the time. Meanwhile, the job market in technology fields is hopping, and attracting and retaining new employees is a challenge. Employment predictors are labeling this […]

June 29th, 2021

Is Blitz.js the JavaScript Framework I’ve Been Waiting For?

The year was 2007. I was about to leave corporate America and try my first startup. I had been a Java architect for the past 10+ years and was ready to try something new. A friend of mine introduced me to a framework called “Ruby on Rails.” She said it was amazing how fast you […]

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