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DPL Reading List – August 24, 2018
Here are some of the articles we found this week. 3 Kinds of Jobs That Will Thrive as Automation Advances – “But the bottom line is that technology is unleashing market forces that can reward those who address these challenges and marginalize those who ignore them. And, far from depriving us of work and squashing…
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Quick Look – .NET Core 2.1 Angular Template
With .NET Core 2.1 there is a new Angular template. That, in combination with the new UseSpa configuration, makes using Angular with .NET Core feel a lot better than .NET Core 2. Let’s take a quick look at this new feature. Create a new ASP.NET Core Web Application. Select Angular as the project template. Now…
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Notes from the 2018 Summer Interns
Hello! We are the seven 2018 summer interns of Don’t Panic Labs (Matt Kachek, Jack Rowen, Luke Farritor, Lexie Karkazis, Taylor Bernt, Noah Costello, and Lee Hayes). In this blog post, we’ll share about the projects that we worked on (MyLNK, TeamMates, and BenefitEd) as well as share some of the experiences we had outside…
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DPL Reading List – August 17, 2018
Here are some of the articles we found this week. A hand gesture could be your next password – “Unlike passwords, finger motions in the air won’t be exactly the same each time, so a system has to be robust enough to recognize slightly different speeds and shapes while still catching fraudulent attempts. The system…
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Design – Executive Summary
The pull to start writing code is strong when building a new system. It feels urgent, but it isn’t the most important thing you should be doing… When people think of software development they often think of a programmer typing 0s and 1s into a green screen all alone in a room drinking Mountain Dew….
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DPL Reading List – August 10, 2018
Here are some of the articles we found this week. 5 Things to Do When You Feel Overwhelmed by Your Workload – “A classic catch-22 in psychology is that people wait for their emotions to change before changing their behavior. However, changing your behavior is probably the best and fastest way to change your emotions…
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Using Razor Templates without MVC (RazorLight)
Formatting text is a common part of software development. Many web pages are just that, some sort of template that is converted into HTML. In the .NET world, we often use ASP.NET MVC for generating those HTML pages. We often also have a view that is rendered with a model to create an HTML page….
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DPL Reading List – August 3, 2018
Here are some of the articles we found this week. The Biggest Obstacles to Innovation in Large Companies – “In a survey fielded earlier this year for Innovation Leader, an online resource for corporate innovation teams of which I am editor, we asked about the most common obstacles to innovation in large companies. (To be…
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Creating a Barcode Scanner App with Ionic
Scanning a barcode or a QR code is a pretty common business request. Luckily, almost all users walk around with devices capable of scanning barcodes: their phones. In this blog post, we are going to step through creating a mobile scanner application using Ionic, Xcode, and an iPhone. Create a blank app called “IonicCamera”: ionic…
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DPL Reading List – July 27, 2018
Here are some of the articles we found this week. Two Questions to Ask Before You Set Up an Innovation Unit – “In our work at the European Center for Strategic Innovation (ECSI), we have extensively researched the role of successful Innovation Units. Drawing on our findings, we have developed a framework that breaks the…
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