Advanced Programming Concepts for Self-taught Beginners

Oscar Wilde famously said, “Nothing worth knowing can be taught.” And while he didn’t mean it in this way, it’s certainly true of programming. Learning to program is something that another person can’t teach you; you have to learn it yourself.

Even in a…

Airbnb has pushed back releasing its SEC filings to the public again. According to Barron’s, Airbnb’s long-awaited initial public offering isn’t delayed, but they’re not making their S-1 regulatory filings public until next week. This is in large part due to the fallout from the presidential election.

So in anticipation…

At Achilleion, we’re almost finished with our technical beta and are about to move onto our ‘marketing’ beta (or soft-launch). So I thought I’d share some of the insights I’ve learned over the past 3 months launching and testing software on iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, and on the web.

1. Plan Your Beta

Start…

or How to Protect Your App-Based Financial Accounts

You’ve probably read, heard, or seen all the media coverage over the last few weeks about over 2000 Robinhood accounts being breached. There’s no doubt that Robinhood’s widespread popularity mixed with it’s less than stellar focus on security is not a great…