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Subtle Differences Using jQuery Event Handlers
At first glance, these event handlers look almost the same. You probably won’t even find a functional difference in most cases. But trust me, they are hours apart in functionality. $(“#order-details tr”).on(‘click’, function(evt) {/*do something*/}); VS $(“#order-details”).on(‘click’, ‘tr’, function(evt) {/*do something*/}); Let me tell you my story. I was working on a large project with…
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DPL Reading List – March 10, 2017
Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Execution Is a People Problem, Not a Strategy Problem (Thanks to Brian Zimmer for recommending this article) – “However hard it is to devise a smart strategy, it’s ten times harder to get people to execute on that strategy. And a…
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Don’t Panic Labs Offers First Software Design and Development Clinic
Don’t Panic Labs recently wrapped up their first Software Design and Development Clinic at their offices. The week-long course is designed to start transforming experienced developers into software engineers capable of managing complex software systems. It was led by Don’t Panic Labs employees Doug Durham, who also serves as company CTO, and software architect Chad…
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An Innovator’s Reading List
Two years ago, I suggested a series of books helpful to innovators in both startups and corporate settings. Since that time, I’ve continued to see a flood of recommended reading lists (many with great recommended books) focused on the innovation process. It occurred to me this last week that many of these lists, including mine,…
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DPL Reading List – March 3, 2017
Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Penny Pinching in the Cloud: Running and Managing LOTS of Web Apps on a single Azure App Service – “Remember that you can fit as many web applications as memory and CPU will into an Azure App Service Plan. An “App…
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Using Agents to Monitor Code Coverage in Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS)
A few months back we moved to running a local agent with Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) so we didn’t have to worry about the number of minutes we were using each month for our build processes. We had a build server for TeamCity that was sitting idle most of the time, so we installed…
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DPL Reading List – February 24, 2017
Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. How to Communicate Errors Well (Thanks to Jarrod Wubbels for recommending this article) – “The more complex the software is, the more often we have to say “sorry” to our users. This means that it’s not enough to think only about…
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Back To Basics: Why We Love MSMQ
Note: This post was co-authored by Chad Michel. Clever == Complexity I often say this because I wonder if we would be better served by simply using “old” technology and focusing on being better software designers. I really think we can accomplish this without becoming masters of the latest frameworks (although it is hard to…
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Don’t Panic Labs Expands Project Management Team
Don’t Panic Labs is proud to welcome Krista Odbert to their project management team. Krista joins the Lincoln-based company with over 15 years of experience in software product development. She will be responsible for advocating a lean-thinking product vision and facilitating communication between clients and development teams. “We are very excited to have Krista on…
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DPL Reading List – February 17, 2017
Some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week: What I want other parents to know about women in tech – “But what grabs fewer headlines is the fact that there’s a lot going right with women in tech. Talk to people on the inside and they’ll tell you, if nothing else,…
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