BookJournal 1.1.0 Released

I am happy to announce version 1.1.0 of BookJournal has been released! The program is free and available for Windows, macOS and Linux.

January 31, 2021

WordPress vs a Custom-Made Website

There are valid reasons for choosing WordPress to power your website, but there are also many good reasons for creating a custom-made website. In this article, we will explore some of them.

September 9, 2020

Why Changing an Interface Too Often Is Bad for Users

Despite what a lot of application developers think, changing a user interface too often is bad for users. It confuses users and generally generates distrust in your product.

September 2, 2020

Developer’s Notebook on Patreon

Developer’s Notebook is now on Patreon.

August 29, 2020

Is Software as a Service a Good Idea?

Whether you like it or not, software as a service (SaaS) has become extremely popular amongst both individuals and companies. But how good of an idea is it?

August 18, 2020

Announcing the Developer’s Notebook Podcast

The Developer’s Notebook Podcast has released its first episode, officially marking its launch.

August 15, 2020

Debugging Node.js Remotely with Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code is a tool with many talents. Among those is the ability to not just debug Node.js applications, but also to debug them remotely.

August 4, 2020

Using Modern Technology to Upgrade Retro Computers

The internet is rife with tutorials of people upgrading old computers with modern technology. How much sense does that make and is it reasonable?

August 1, 2020

Windows 95 as an Electron App

An operating system that was released 25 years ago and required an entire computer to run can now instead be run in a browser window with an interpreted language.

August 1, 2020

Coping with Long Meetings at Work

Meetings have always been the worst part about any job for me. They make me anxious and stress me out so I have developed strategies for coping with them.

July 25, 2020

Using Redis Sentinel with Docker and Marathon: 2020 Edition

Using Redis Sentinel with Docker and Marathon is a relatively complex procedure that requires every instance of Redis to be able to communicate with all other instances.

July 17, 2020

Using Redis Sentinel with Docker Compose: 2020 Edition

This article describes how to create a failover solution using Redis Sentinel and Docker Compose.

July 13, 2020
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