“Talking to yourself is a sign of insanity, you know.” The last time someone said that to me was sometime in the 20th Century. I...more.

This is part one in a series about hypermedia and REST. If you like this and want to read more, check out the full series....more.

If you need to make a marketing website for your business, aside from the branding and design aspect, your main concerns are probably: Will the...more.

Since we created our Managed Software Services unit to focus squarely on Software Support and Maintenance services, I've had the opportunity to work with and...more.

Several times a week I get emails or LinkedIn messages from recent or soon-to-be code school graduates, asking to buy me coffee or jump on...more.

As developers we often find ourselves in a situation where we first need to get an existing piece of functionality under test before we can...more.

I recently created an open source plugin for Jekyll, the Ruby static site generator. Jekyll LilyPond Converter (henceforth JLC; source, RubyGems) converts specified code snippets...more.

Most modern languages that we use today provide tools and documentation for unit tests, which make it simpler to test our code. If unit testing...more.

So. You’re migrating to the cloud. Simple, right? Everything is basically the same. You've got a server with an operating system of your choice. Nothing’s...more.

Last week, I had the honor of passing the ChicagoRuby leadership baton to one of my 8th Light colleagues, Nicole Carpenter. Much can pile up...more.

After 10 years as lead organizer of ChicagoRuby, I have decided to step down. My colleague here at 8th Light, Nicole Carpenter, will be taking...more.

Elm approaches JSON much differently than languages like JavaScript and Ruby. Elm's built-in functions don't offer the immediate convenience of JSON.parse. You'll find built-in Decoders...more.

One of my favorite front-end tools these days is React, and those who've talked with me about front-end work know I'm vocal about it. I...more.

8th Light is committed to diversity and inclusion, and the recent conversations in the tech community have been an important reminder that we need to...more.

I’ve been playing a lot of chess as part of my apprenticeship at 8th Light. It helps me step away when I get bogged down...more.