Better government through code – Code for America founder Jennifer Pahlka wants to empower developers to become civic …

Better government through code – Code for America founder Jennifer Pahlka wants to empower developers to become civic …
The new non-profit Code for America teams cities and developers to create civic-minded web and mobile applications. Founder Jennifer Pahlka, who extended the innovative volunteerism of Teach for America toward software developers with this new organization, discusses [...]

What is going on with tax refunds this year? Code 9001, Schedule M or no, NO REFUND… headache!?

My sister and I both filed on January 15th using TaxACT online software. On the 18th, we both received acknowledgement that our returns had been accepted by the IRS. We both expected that we would have our refunds by January 29th. Obviously this did not happen. On January 21th, my status would not pull up [...]

Custom Software Development: Why Old Code Isn’t Bad Code

If you’ve managed software developers long enough you’ve heard this phrase: “That code is old, we should replace it.” In fact, I’m sure you’ve heard it more times than you can count: if you had a nickel… well you get the idea. Is old code bad? Should it be replaced? Where does the prejudice come [...]