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Get Started with .NET Core 2.0
.NET Core 2.0 is finally out, which finally closes the loop and create a very usable .NET Core. This quick blog post is a quick start for .NET Core 2.0. 1. Install VS Code. 2. Install .NET Core 2.0. 3. Fire up terminal. 4. Create a new solution. 5. Create a console application. 6. Add…
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DPL Reading List – August 18, 2017
Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Internet of Things can protect the environment? Get ready to be amazed – “Internet of Things (IoT) has a large role to play in the future of smart cities. IoT can be used in practically all scenarios for public services by governments…
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Getting Started with Azure Cosmos DB, Part 1 – CRUD
Cosmos – κόσμος – the world, universe – John Jeffrey Dodson Lexicon (public domain) Cosmos means the entire world, so I wonder if Azure Cosmos DB is Microsoft’s view of the entire world for data stores going forward. Sure, blob storage will have some particular advantages and SQL server will have some advantages too. But…
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Building an App for Good: Intern Experiences with NativeScript and Firebase
Note: This post was co-authored by Noah Costello and Allie Rauner. As three Don’t Panic summer interns, our project was to create the MyLNK app. The goal of this app is to provide an easy-to-navigate interface that allows people to find all of the services provided by Lincoln’s nonprofits and organizations. It should be available…
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DPL Reading List – August 11, 2017
Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Success Begins in The Morning – “Time management starts right from the minute you wake up from bed. You are most active and productive in the morning, hence the need to do everything in your power to make the first few hours…
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Fun Through The Years
We have had a lot of fun since 2010 (when both Nebraska Global and Don’t Panic Labs were founded). This fun has always extended beyond just the Don’t Panic team. If you’ve ever been around Nebraska Global, you know we’re like one big family. We’re just a bit more spread out these days. We have…
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Lab Reaction: #NoTDD
This post is coauthored by Andy Unterseher. In his post titled “#NoTDD“, Eric Gunnerson of Microsoft laments the challenges surrounding TDD. He makes some very good points that demonstrate that TDD is not a silver bullet for most teams to achieve a high-quality design. The key failure outlined in the article is that dogmatic TDD…
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DPL Reading List – August 4, 2017
Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. The Financial Industry Needs to Start Planning for the Next 50 Years, Not the Next Five – “Despite rapid innovations in data processing and machine learning, many businesses have yet to make the leap from the Industrial Age to the information…
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From Educator to Software Engineer, Part 1 – Interest in Software, Teaching Myself, and Getting a Foot in the Door
I am a 30-year-old developer finishing my first year as a software engineer. I didn’t get where I am by any traditional means, but I’ve learned some things along the way that might encourage someone to follow their interest in finding a place in the world of software development. Here’s my story: I understand that…
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PHP Through the Eyes of a .NET Engineer
We are a software design and development shop. So when asked which tech stack we prefer we’ll always give some answer around our the preference for the Microsoft stack. We tend to use C# / .NET for most code writing, SQL Server for databases, and Azure for cloud storage. However, we recently undertook a PHP…
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