Design Patterns       Every software engineer has been exposed to a design pattern whether they realize it or not. Of course, software engineers who actually know the existence of design patterns definitely know of this and realize the importance of design...

Frameworks       In development, whether it is for software or web development, frameworks and libraries exist to make things easier for the developer. Developers have taken problems that they encounter on a consistent basis and made tools to help alleviate those...

Coding Standards       Using coding standards or conventions is a standard software engineering process to improve overall readability and structural quality of your code. But why follow them? Considering the fact that they are not really enforced by compilers. Maybe your...

StackOverflow       Whether it is someone who is an absolute beginner or even an experienced programmer, he has most likely visited—or at least heard of—a website called StackOverflow, a platform for questions and answers related to computer programming.       When you want...

      I have been learning and coding with Java for a year, and it is also my first programming language that I have learned. Heading into my third semester as a Computer Science major, my ICS 314 (Software Engineering) course uses...