The API Development Lifecycle — An Introduction

by Jarod Ferguson | API

The HTTP API… It’s likely a significant part of your system. But, a lot of software organizations do not fully utilize the tools and services available to help design, develop, debug, test and monitor their APIs. In this mini series, we’re going to...

Failure is an Option: 3 Ways to Create a Culture That Accepts Failure

by Doug Ludlow | Business

The history of science and engineering is filled with examples of failure and perseverance. Take Thomas Edison for instance — you know, the guy who invented the light bulb? — he went through literally thousands of designs before finding the right one....

3 Ways to Outsource Development Successfully

by admin | Development

In an effort to reduce internal staffing costs, businesses around the country have tried and failed to successfully outsource development efforts. While contracting development might initially seem like a great solution to tighten technical budgets, cost savings are...

Debugging Entity Framework with SQL Server Profiler

by Jarod Ferguson | Development

As a .NET developer I wanted to share a tool I return to again and again whether I’m developing new features or squashing bugs. It’s a tool every .NET developer – novice or expert – should have in their tool belt. The tool I’m talking...

Infrastructure Automation on Amazon Web Services

by Ryan Kelley | Development

When somebody says “Infrastructure Automation”, what’s the first thing that crosses your mind? If you’re anything like me a year ago it was… Sci-fi movies. Robots. Big machines wheeling servers around a crowded dev pit. Over the last year, as...