Respect: A prerequisite

Pieter van der Westhuizen, a professional freelance web & mobile developer and founder of Coalition Software.
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Pieter van der Westhuizen, a professional freelance web & mobile developer and founder of Coalition Software.
A recent requirement came up for configurable dynamic forms in a mobile application. There are a few dynamic form packages for Flutter, but I wanted a bit more control over the schema and behavior of the form. Here follows my attempt at creating dyna...

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In my last post, "Using AWS Cognito with Xamarin Forms", I showed how to authenticate with Amazon Cognito using Xamarin Forms and the Xamarin.Essentials Web Authenticator. In this post, we'll go through the process of using the AWS Cognito Hosted UI ...

In this post, I'll show you how to quickly and easily set up user authentication for your Xamarin Forms app using Amazon Cognito. AWS Cognito is a user identity management solution by Amazon. It is a really easy way to add authentication to your appl...

Having recently resigned from my full-time job to start down the path of consulting, I was contemplating the importance of a few important things to remember in the IT industry.
And one of my favourites, from Jerry Weinberg’s book The Psychology of Computer Programming:
The only true authority stems from knowledge, not from position. Knowledge engenders authority, and authority engenders respect — so if you want respect in an egoless environment, cultivate knowledge.
And most important: Enjoy what you’re doing, If you love what you’re doing and have enthusiasm for it, people will find it contagious.
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