Kotlin in 2020: ‘A Better Java’ Continues to Mature David Bolton, March 4, 2020 6 min read Kotlin is an open-source programming language that’s often pitched as a Java replacement; it’s also a “first...
Is Desktop Development Dead? Or Still Worth It? David Bolton, March 4, 2020 6 min read I started my first programming job in October 1981, developing desktop software on Apple II and Act Sirius. For the...
New Python Programmer? Learn These Concepts First. David Bolton, February 17, 2020 7 min read As a novice Python developer, the world is your oyster with regards to the type of applications that you can create....
Running Android on PC: A Developer’s Overview David Bolton, December 19, 2019 6 min read As a developer, I occasionally have to test software on non-PC platforms. Naturally, it's easier if this testing takes...
.NET Core 3.0: A Close Look for Developers David Bolton, December 13, 2019 8 min read Before we plunge into .NET Core, it's worth revisiting some of .NET's dense, tangled history. Twenty years ago,...
C++ and C: How These Languages are Diverging David Bolton, October 29, 2019 7 min read C++ started life as “C with Classes” back in the 1980s, though it was quickly renamed “C++.” For much of the...
4 Reasons to Employ Older Developers David Bolton, October 23, 2019 6 min read Despite legislation making it overtly illegal, ageism persists in the technology industry. The fear is particularly...
5 Reasons to Use a VM for Development David Bolton, August 21, 2019 8 min read I started using virtual machines (VMs) on my development PC about six years ago; I was keen to learn Linux, having...
Writing Faster Python with Functions, Lists, and More David Bolton, August 13, 2019 11 min read Python is a great language that’s easy to learn (just keep in mind: "always indent after colons"), but it’s also...
Joys of Raspberry Pi Development: A Walkthrough David Bolton, July 29, 2019 7 min read My first computer, an Amstrad PC1512 that I bought new in 1989, cost $1,200 (or roughly $2,460 in 2019 dollars). It...
