The Polyglot Developer

DECEMBER 28, 2016

It has been a long year being an advocate of technology and I thought it would be a good idea to share everything that has happened to The Polyglot Developer and all of its networks. Last year, in 2015, I started a tradition of sharing my WordPress, YouTube, and course statistics. We are approaching the end of the year and it is that time again. Below you’ll find statistics that may help you if you’re planning on creating a blog or developing a course.

Network 52

Network Technology Technology Development 52

Professor Beekums

DECEMBER 25, 2016

The post on “Beware of Developers Who Do Negative Work” was both enjoyed by many and highly criticized by many. I’m usually fine with criticism, but one point really stung. A lot of the criticism denounced the idea that junior developers do negative work. They need mentoring and coaching, not to be frightened and have their insecurities targeted by callous bloggers such as myself.

Development 40

Development 40

Tim Kadlec

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Ah, the end of the year. A time where my waistline expands as I feast on mountains of holiday sweets and the list of books I want to the read expands just as quickly as everyone shares their favorite reads from 2016. As always, I enjoyed every book on this list at least a little—I don’t have the patience or desire to get through books that I’m not finding interesting in some way.

Education 40

Education Games Design Entertainment 40

The Polyglot Developer

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Over the past few years I’ve become dependent on wearable technology, a compliment to my smart phones. For the past year I’ve been using a Pebble Time smartwatch, but since Pebble recently sold out to Fitbit and shutdown shop, I was left looking for a replacement to my soon to be disabled smartwatch. This lead me to the Samsung Gear Fit 2 smart device.

Technology 40

Technology Technology Development 40

The Polyglot Developer

DECEMBER 26, 2016

I’ve been hearing a lot about websockets lately and how they can accomplish real time communication between applications and servers. They act as a compliment and possible alternative to RESTful APIs that have been around for significantly longer. With websockets you can do real time messaging for things like chat, communication with IoT, gaming, and a whole lot of other things that need instant communication between clients and the server.

IoT 40

IoT Games Programming Servers 40