Which Programming Language Do You Prefer?

Dec 23, 2010 | 4 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Someone on our Lockergnome site recently asked which full programming language is “the best.” That is a good question – but impossible to answer, really. Each language was developed for a specific purpose. What works for one type of application may [...]

Deploy – A New Seattle Conference for Developers

Oct 1, 2010 | No Comments

I’m launching a new conference with the folks over at Seattle 2.0 called Deploy – Today’s Technology for Tomorrow’s Apps. It will be held Monday, November 8th from 9AM – 5PM at the Bell Harbor Conference Center. Deploy is a conference for technology builders and geeks. New languages, frameworks, storage systems, methodologies and devices are [...]

Scoble and Pirillo – What is Gnomedex?

Aug 24, 2010 | No Comments

Apparently, Gnomedex has a lot to do with beer – at least according to Robert Scoble and myself. It was a conference of inspiration, innovation, influence and illustration. Somehow that translates into a “bunch of drunk Geeks.” We had a great time talking with the kids from OmniTechNews. We discussed how Gnomedex was the first [...]

Open Source vs Closed Source

May 6, 2010 | 3 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Justin called from southern California recently to talk about open source projects. He’s doing some research into this for school, and had a few questions. Justin asked my opinion as to the pros and cons of both open source and closed [...]

Are You Looking for a New MySpace Profile Design for Free?

Jul 8, 2008 | 6 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I’ve been building web pages for many years. Heck, I built sites back in the day of no graphical browsers. It was all done by hand. Thankfully, it’s much easier now. If you’ve got free web hosting and you’re looking for [...]

What Advice do you Give to Young Programmers?

Mar 22, 2008 | 33 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Programming is an excellent field to go into, and good Programmers are a hot commodity. That reminds me… if anyone out there is above excellent at working with Drupal, shoot me an email to chris@pirillo.com. Thanks to Grant for sending in [...]

How Can Software be Perfect?

Jan 27, 2008 | 30 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What do we need in order to have “perfect” software? What can companies do to achieve this lofty goal? Here are some excellent tips sent in by a community member. Software manufacturers… pay attention! Software should never crash. I don’t care [...]

How to be a Good Software Programmer

Jan 20, 2008 | 62 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I programmed a dog into this live video feed. Can you find him? Go ahead… I’ll give you a couple of seconds to look for him. I have a top five list submitted by Raleigh, full of tips to help you [...]

The Secret Language of Lovers

Jan 18, 2008 | 30 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed As Ponzi and I prepared to leave for our Hawaiian Cruise last week, we had a discussion about different “code words” and phrases that we tend to use. I bet you and your significant other know exactly what we’re talking about. [...]

How to Make Games

Nov 17, 2007 | 38 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What kind of games do you play? My bet is you’re at least a casual gamer, whether you play Sudoku, do crossword puzzles, or even play bingo online! Have you ever thought of creating your own game? On YoYoGames.com, you can [...]