Issue: 2014 - September/October

In this issue, Rod discusses the cost benefit analysis of tools.

Managing security is very important, and SharePoint provides several ways to manage password accounts. Sahil gives us the story.

Dino has a somewhat literary take on the things that go wrong in software development. You’ll follow him through the seven rings of Software Hell in a parallel to Dante’s “Divine Comedy.”

Building mobile apps is a wave you need to catch! Paul shows you that you won’t be left behind just because you use Web Forms.

Xamarin has a new version of their Cross-Platform Mobile Development tool out, and Jason takes you on a tour of all the great new features.

John builds on the modeling tools he showed us in the last issue (Dependency Graph and Layer Diagram) using UML diagrams in Visual Studio.

Harkening to Dick Tracy comics, the new “smart” watch creates new opportunities for creative development. Wei-Meng introduces us to the coolest new mobile app-development platform with an exploration of what the Pebble is capable of already and some interesting things to think about for building your own apps.

What if, as a developer, you could focus all of your efforts on building a robust front-end experience and not have to worry about constructing a complex backend infrastructure? Jason shows us how to do just that with Parse.

Bitcoin has been in the news a lot lately. If you ever wondered how it worked, you’ll want to read what Chris has to say.

Ted tells us how everyone is an "idiot" every now and then, and how to make the most of the situation.