DaceProgrammatically Designing a Voice User Interface (VUI) with Amazon’s Alexa and NodeJSNOTE: While there is some configuration needed with AWS Lambda to get a Amazon Alexa skill connected with an Alexa-enabled device, I want…Jun 4, 2017Jun 4, 2017
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DaceWhere’s my Bus? Integrating in-browser geolocation with real-time APIsOne of the main reasons I was drawn to programming is that it allows you to not only solve problems, but to also look at things in a way in…Jun 18, 20152Jun 18, 20152
DaceRedis and the speed of key-value data storesRedis is a tool that I’ve been hearing about since I started programming. I’m always hearing that Redis is super fast, but I wasn’t sure…May 20, 20152May 20, 20152
DaceHow a Coup d’état in Southeast Asia inspired my first Rails appAfter learning Ruby for while, we’re finally getting into Rails. While it seems like an amazing framework, it can be overwhelming for…May 7, 2015May 7, 2015
DaceAn Overview of Object Relational MappingWriting great software relies not just on the code, but how that code is able to manage and interact with key data. Building complex…Apr 24, 20151Apr 24, 20151
DaceDesigning Beautiful CodeWhen I first became interested in programming, I had no idea about how code should follow certain design patterns or why that was even…Apr 13, 2015Apr 13, 2015