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Developing vs Programming

I’m a mediocre programmer, at best.

When I’m programming, I need 8 different tabs open with every reference site I can get for a particular language. I google function names constantly, most of my debugging time is spent with dumb syntax errors, and I’m never going to be able to use Regular Expressions off the top of my head.

So what can mediocre programmers like myself do? Develop. I’m going to go over a few tips for good application development, and how to use development methods that can improve your programming.

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FOWA Miami next week!

Ok everyone, we here at the wojo group are getting pretty excited for next week. On Saturday, we’re packing up our cars and driving straight through the night. We’re not stopping until we hit Miami. Why, you may ask? FOWA 2009!

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U of M Career Fair

Wow. What a day. The Wojo Group decided to have a couple representatives and a little booth at the University of Michigan’s “Mpowered” career fair on their engineering campus. I was able to speak with hundreds of engineers, business students, and designers about our company, our projects, and employment opportunities. I wanted to say thanks to all those who were able to stop by our table, and I enjoyed learning about a lot of students, companies, startups, etc. It was a great, albeit exhausting, day.

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CSS Stacked Bar Graphs

A brief tutorial explaining how to create stacked bar graphs using some simple CSS and HTML.

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Top Ten Free Business Apps for the iPhone

The app store is one of the greatest selling points of the iPhone. There are literally hundreds of apps already available (including hundreds of free ones!), with more being added every day. Apple's device is already a great productivity tool, but there are also some additional applications that can really help you and your business… Read more »

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simpleCart(js) + PayPal = E-commerce in minutes

Over the past few years, our company has had several clients who have needed a smaller shopping cart, usually to only sell a couple items. Because we expected sporadic traffic, we were tentative to go with a packaged shopping cart and merchant service. That just seemed like a lot of overhead. Thus, I have developed a few different ajax carts using paypal. I realized it would be nice to package this up, and create a lightweight, easy-to-use, flexible shopping cart.

So we made simpleCart(js). The cart is a 10.5kb javascript file that uses cookies to keep track of the items in the cart. Thus, simpleCart(js) doesn’t require any databases or programming. You simply need to know some basic HTML and have the ability to copy and paste. However, it can easily be expanded to use databases or contain more advanced options.

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Pricing: Hourly or Fixed?

Should you price your clients with an hourly rate or based on a fixed quote?

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Motionspire Beta Launch – We Need Your Help!

We recently launched the Motionspire beta. We've been developing this site for quite some time, and we're finally opening it up to some users. The concept behind Motionspire is very simple- we built the site to be the best place to view inspirational motion graphics content. Taking a cue from the CSS gallery concept, which… Read more »

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