Recent content by brandonsays

That's a really good point! I think what's really going to set the fate of most devices apart are quality standards, FDA regulation history, and successes of other devices with similar HIPAA compliance requirements. Luckily for Philips, they are good in these areas. Nevertheless, I can...

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Philips just announced a new wearable device that can be used to send your doctor critical health information, meaning that doctors can monitor patients in their homes :omg:. Although this will primarily be used for patients with COPD, it's interesting to see the strides we're making in...

I live on StackOverflow! Woot! When I talk to a lot of beginner developers about C# tutorials they use, they often complain about not being able to run some examples because of features that are only available in Premium and Ultimate versions of Visual Studio...specifically around testing...

It might also be worthwhile to gauge where your interests are. If you're more into web development and design, I'd go with a language like javascript, especially since there is this huge shift toward using JS on both the frontend and backend these days with the introduction of technologies...

Has anyone been to or heard of this conference? My company is the main sponsor this year. They showcase advances in healthcare technology and work toward making the healthcare industry more sustainable. I just read about it here...sounds super cool.

I totally wanted to! However, I started seeing people on the street with them in the first wave, and I was totally freaked out. Nevertheless, it is super cool technology that I would probably develop for if I could get the hardware at a lower price. It would be cool is they came out with a...

This is super cool! I am curious to know how good the test and database plug-ins are. It is notoriously difficult to test and get high test coverage on web components, and there is very little built-in support for nosql databases nowadays. So, I am curious to know if they created something...

Hey Folks! So, I've been doing a lot of thinking about the new technology that's been coming out -- wearables, cloud computing, software platforms, etc. Having worked at Philips for a while, I've noticed the medical industry is doing a lot of catch up now. So, there is tons of opportunity out...

Oh yeah! I totally forgot about Unreal, which is also awesome. I think that one uses C++ as well if I recall correctly. On each game engine's site, I believe they have a developer section where you can see 1) what tools you can use, 2) how to use them, and 3) examples. Just went to my...

Computer Science and Computer Engineering are two viable options to get what you need to prepare for working in the cloud space. I majored in Computer Engineering which focuses on both hardware and software principles, and naturally, you have to discuss the evolution of hardware and software...

I'm loving this game on my Xbox One. It is like the first thing I look forward to after leaving work now. haha! My only complaint is the camera controlling. I want to be able to press my right joystick and have the camera automatically switch to looking in front of my character. It is a...

I agree with CarnageX in that you're going to want to know which game library or game engine you're going to be using. Some of the most popular ones for game development across platforms are: - Unity 3D - Crytek Unity 3D is my favorite, and it allows you to use C#, JavaScript or Boo...

When I taught C++, I taught from the first edition of this book, which is now in its 3rd edition. I found that it was super easy to follow and had good examples. I also like the site cplusplus.com. It is a bit old, but it is a good reference once you get practice with C++. It also has...

I disagree. I think programming has a methodology to it that most people can pick up. The software industry is doing a good job at creating good patterns and principles to use that people can pick up and use like a recipe. However, software architecture, design, and testing all take a very...