Javascript Object Switcheroo

So I found out something interesting with javascript and objects. Let’s say you have a cube object in javascript that is defined by this function. function Cube(x, y, z); Now lets say we had set the z value to be zero. Why would we want a cube object when it is...

Better jquery each loop for coffeescript

When writing object-oriented code in coffeescript, I’ve found that the jquery each method is insufficient, due to its use of “this”.  I am forced to use the following syntax: $(‘.thing’).each (index, thing) => $(thing).css width:...

OS X Server Lion Profile Manager

Working on one of the projects that I am on we have an iOS app that needed to be distributed via the enterprise distribution. Finding information about this though was very difficult as apple doesn’t have any information on the enterprise accounts without...

AES CTR Encryption in C

Encryption is one of the best tools at protecting data when it comes to computer security. There are many forms of encryption as well. One of the forms that I encountered recently in my work is AES CTR encryption. I am sure you have heard of AES encryption, but what...

How to Prevent Scope Creep

When our company develops software, one of the more difficult problems we face is taking a customer vision of a project and focusing it.  Software developers are generally very good at implementing functional requirements.  A skill that they aren’t as naturally...