Robert LinA Glimpse into Big DataBig Data. I’m sure it’s a term that you’ve heard floating around the tech industry. What is it exactly? Here I’ll take a shallow look into…Jan 17, 2017Jan 17, 2017
Robert LinJWT — The Basics and moreJWT (pronounced ‘jot’) stands for JSON Web Token. It is defined in the standard RFC7519 published in May 2015. It is used to securely…Dec 1, 2016Dec 1, 2016
Robert LinInheritance or Composition?In Object-Oriented Programming, objects are a tool used as a container of data. In Ruby, we use classes as a blueprint and factory for our…Nov 10, 2016Nov 10, 2016
Robert LinMonolithic vs ModularNow that we’ve begun to learn JavaScript and Node.js, it’s time to look into the terms “monolithic” and “modular” in regards to frameworks…Nov 3, 2016Nov 3, 2016
Robert LinSalt & Pepper: Spice up your hash!As much as I would love this to be about seasoning a beloved breakfast staple, there is something more to salt and pepper. Salt and pepper…Oct 27, 20161Oct 27, 20161
Robert LinTCP/IP: The Protocol Bros and FamilyTCP/IP is so ubiquitous it’s probably how you are reading this blog right now! But first, what do they even stand for? And why do we care?Oct 20, 2016Oct 20, 2016
Robert LinRuby Bound & ERBWhat is “binding” in Ruby? Up until now we have really only seen binding used in debugging code with the ‘pry’ gem and ‘binding.pry’. It…Oct 13, 2016Oct 13, 2016
Robert LinEncapsulation & Private MethodsThe concept of Object-oriented programming (OOP) is intriguing and allows us to model a program around objects and their interactions…Oct 6, 2016Oct 6, 2016
