What is Alexa Skills Kit? A quick and dirty explanation for developers
In this article, we will discuss ASK development from 10,000 feet. The core concepts, syntax, hardware and fill in any gaps in between. What is […]
Amazon Alexa Skills and AVS Resources
Resources for Alexa Skills Kit and Alexa Voice Services Lots of solid resources for folks wanting to get started with developing skills for Alexa and […]
Whats new 2017 Speaking Engagements, Podcasts and Company Plans Oh My
First Half of 2017 Featured Guest on Javascript Jabber Recently Terrance (owner of HFS) has been featured on the Podcast Javascript Jabber for discussions […]
4 Things Clients Do That Make Consultants Like Me Crazy~
Preamble On one of the consulting Facebook groups, Freelance Hackers, I saw something that holds true to Hacker Ferret Software as well as countless other […]
Hacker Ferret’s musings on “Execution”
Hacker Ferret musings on “Execution” We are taught to do things the right way or not at all. Right? It’s just the “right” thing to […]
Breakdown My AH-HA Moment with F# and Functional Programming
Intro This actually happened months ago but, I’ve been wanting to discuss F# a bit. As a way of “sharpening the saw”, I went through Chris […]
Yes Javascript IS a pita but, its getting Better
Foreword As of late, I’ve been in “Full Consultant Mode” looking at different project\gigs\jobs\companys and I came across this question. Comparing the windows developer stack to […]
Why Hacker Ferret?
Setting the stage So it started out a number of years ago with me (Terrance) and my friend and former roommate Ricard’s ferret named Bandit. […]
Intro to Scorm Extensions
For the last several months I’ve been working on a product that makes the lives of people that use Scorm, an e-learning communication standard, easier. […]
Hacker Ferret Software Year in Review
Hacker Ferret’s New Partner We are expanding here at Hacker Ferret Software. We have a new partner in the company. Introducing …. James Melton […]