Published in Bootcamp·PinnedMember-only10 ways to be more reliable than your competitionI work as a consultant and software engineer, and while technical skills and expertise are obviously a much needed foundation, there are many other factors that will make you stand out and be remembered/recommended. Price right There’s no denying that some web projects are, sadly, grossly overpriced, taking advantage of the lack…Software Development8 min readSoftware Development8 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Feb 11Member-only5 free alternatives to paid software that runs on macOSAs a consultant/trainer/developer with a focus on efficiency and simplicity, here’s my selection of 5 excellent free software I use on my Macbook Pro instead of famous paid counterparts. DaVinci Resolve Instead of Adobe Premiere or Apple Final Cut Pro, give a try to DaVinci Resolve, a professional-level video editing and post-production…Macos4 min readMacos4 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Jan 10Member-only5 cool command-line tools I use (almost) everydayAs a consultant/trainer/developer with a focus on efficiency, here’s my selection of 5 free command-line utilities (all being open source and free) I use regularly on my terminal. ffmpeg FFmpeg ffmpeg -i input.mp4 output.avi FFmpeg 5.1 "Riemann", a new major release, is now available! Some of the highlights: We…ffmpeg.org Created by a French guy, this more than 20 years old tool is still on point for all video-converting needs. It simply…Terminal3 min readTerminal3 min read
Jan 4Member-only10 principles of efficient gameplay (part 1)As a game enthusiast (both board games and video games) and having dabbled into game development and theory for both personal and professional reasons, here’s the first part of my 10-step checklist for ensuring a solid gameplay experience. — Games are the ultimate medium if you think of it, potentially combining of course visual, audio and textual, but also continuous and sequential storytelling. They may include roleplaying elements, or other decision-based gameplay mechanics to add to the immersion in ways no other art form can achieve. …Gameplay5 min readGameplay5 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Dec 12, 2022Member-only5 cool macOS free software I use everydayAs a consultant/trainer/developer with a focus on efficiency and an attention to design, here’s my selection of 5 free software I use everyday on my Macbook Pro. Numi Beautiful calculator for Mac Beautiful calculator for Mac that blends math with text. Currency, units, time zones, numeral systems, variables…numi.app Numi is a calculator that does not look like a calculator, but does the job even better. It sits in your menu bar…Macos3 min readMacos3 min read
Published in Better Programming·Feb 3, 2021Member-onlyHow to Upload Media and Process Multipart Forms on Node.js ServerUpload images and other files efficiently — So you have a frontend app communicating with a backend, and you need to upload media to a CDN provider before handling the metadata? Excellent, we’ll see how you can do that with reuse and flexibility in mind under Node.js. We’ll cover how to write your server-side CDN service abstracting…Programming5 min readProgramming5 min read
Published in Better Programming·Jan 26, 2021Member-onlyHow To Send Server-Side Notifications Through WebSockets in JavaScriptAnd how to extend the solution to Android and iOS — So you have a frontend app communicating with a backend, and you need to send notifications to the user: We’ll see how you can do that with no overhead under Node.js. We’ll cover how you can send regular notifications through WebSockets, taking clustering into account, and we’ll also show mobile…Programming7 min readProgramming7 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Sep 17, 2020Member-onlyHow I fully build an app while initially being neither a designer nor a developerThis is the story of how I decided to build the app I believed in and wanted to use while having a marketing-focused consulting job as my main occupation as well as little to no prior knowledge of the technologies involved. …Apps9 min readApps9 min read
Jul 22, 2020Member-onlyGamification sur le Web : 5 règles à suivreC’est un sujet à la mode, mais rarement disséqué sur le plan méthodologique. Nos 5 conseils pour bâtir une approche cohérente basée sur le couple objectif-récompense et appliquer cette mécanique à ses projets. S’appuyer sur le contenu et le réel, mais aussi l’alimenter en retour Dans l’industrie du jeu vidéo, plusieurs grands succès, notamment les jeux de tir, ne s’embarrassent pas de…Gamification5 min readGamification5 min read
Published in Vue.js Developers·Jul 17, 2020Member-onlyA year with JavaScript: 10 pro things I learnedIn the last year, one of the main projects of mine and my (French) company Iperiago was the complete reinvention of our tool for creating and following map-based, playable itineraries. This lead to the new and improved Paris Parcours web & mobile app. It was written under Node.js for the…JavaScript12 min readJavaScript12 min read
