Code Crush: The Freeing Power of Embracing Your Ignorance
During the second round of the Detroit Labs apprenticeship, one of the apprentices turned to me for help and support. I’m not sure why, because I’m pretty sure I wasn’t helpful. She’d say that she felt overwhelmed and I’d tell
How Junior Developers Can Level Up
So, you’ve graduated with a CS degree, gone through a bootcamp, been through an apprentice class, etc. Congratulations! Welcome to this wonderful, interesting, crazy world of tech. There is a vast variety of tools available for you to use to
From Zero to Open Source Hero: Episode 4
Playing Architect Welcome to post #4 in our “From Zero to Open Source Hero” series! At the end of post three, we had configured our example Android project to include: an empty library module an empty application module that depends on
Bringing IT Home – Episode 1
Hi there! I’m Brandy Foster, Android developer at Detroit Labs. After having gone through the apprentice program, and having two sons of my own, I realized that there are a lot of gaps in tech education, both through the school
From Zero to Open Source Hero: Episode 3
Creating an Android Library Project Hello again and welcome back to our “From Zero to Open Source Hero” series. If you missed our last post where we gave tips about launching open source mobile libraries, or our first post in this
From iPhone App to Apple Watch App
When the iPhone SDK came out in 2008, developers struggled to find the right balance. They had Mac apps with tons of great features, but not all of those features made sense on iPhones of the time. Apple gave some
“Open Source is the Liberty of Software”
If you love something, set it free, right? This philosophy gets harder to live by if you have painstakingly worked on your code for the last 6 months to make something functional and beautiful, and are now considering releasing it
Why Open Source Makes Business Sense
Open Source Software (OSS) by definition must have a license that ensures the freedom to use, freedom to study, improve, and redistribute code from a project. I attended Mindtrek Openmind 2015 in Tampere, Finland to learn more about OSS. Specifically,
A Timely Essay on Apple Watch App Development
Know What the Apple Watch Can — and Should Do Before You Even Think about Creating an App by Jeff Kelley When the iPhone SDK came out in 2008, many developers were struggling to find the right balance. They had Mac apps