by Kevin Schroeder | 11:28 am

Why you do NOT need a college degree or even long-term training to be a software developer

Ooo boy, this one is going to make a lot of people mad. But I know that it’s true. How do I know that it’s true? Because I have written three books on software

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by Kevin Schroeder | 12:03 pm

How to work remotely

The ineffable, omnipresent Kalen Jordan (at least according to my Twitter feed) recently posted a Medium article on working remotely where he stated I took the cake for the longest tenure of working remotely

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by Kevin Schroeder | 5:43 pm

What is your foster/adopt story?

A year or two ago I wrote a blog post on what it is like to be a foster parent.  Given that this is a technical blog that post has surprised me quite a bit.

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by Kevin Schroeder | 10:30 am

What’s wrong with the sound in movies

My wife and I saw the new Star Trek movie in Imax 3D last night.  It wasn’t too bad.  She complained about it being too loud (fuddy duddy) whereas I was impressed with the

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by Kevin Schroeder | 8:43 am

Shutting down Magium (and (eventually) looking for a new awesome company to work for)

If you don’t know what Magium is, it is a Selenium based testing framework for Magento and other platforms that makes it much, MUCH, easier to test those applications.  I’ve been working on it

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by Kevin Schroeder | 11:59 am

Metaphysics and Software Design

When I say that this is an experimental blog post I mean it.  I’m thinking out loud here. Those who know me know that I am somewhat critical of some modern advancements in software design.

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by Kevin Schroeder | 1:33 pm

We don’t need better authentication

I saw a tweet today concerning authentication. Monaco, at White House cybersecurity summit at Stanford, calls for replacing passwords with more secure technologies. — Paul Krill (@pjkrill) February 13, 2015 When reading that the

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by Kevin Schroeder | 9:44 am

Net Neutrality is about money and power, not openess

For all the talk of getting money out of politics we don’t really seem to understand what draws it there in the first place.  Why does money funnel into politics?  Because in politics there

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by Kevin Schroeder | 4:55 pm

3 things to do that can make you completely successfull

We all have important things to do but some things are more important than others.  Using these 3 strategies you will find success to come easier. Find something you love to do – it’s easier to

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by Kevin Schroeder | 1:03 pm

Why I’m not for Net Neutrality

I’m not necessarily against it either, which makes that one of the more passive-aggressive titles I’ve written in a while (that, or wildly successful link-bait).  But while I’m not really for or against; I

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