Microsoft Build 2016 Recap

I had the pleasure of attending Microsoft’s Build conference this week in San Francisco.  It was a fantastic experience - certainly one of the better years to go.

 
Overall Conference

For the most part, the conference itself is run very well.  Great wifi coverage, decent mix of sessions, and large spaces for recharging, collaborating, and socializing.  At $2,200 just for the conference ticket plus the insane cost of San Francisco city itself though, unless your company is paying it’s pretty much a non-starter for an independent developer.  Unfortunate perhaps, but the targeted audience here is definitely enterprise developers.   

Android - 404 Not Found (from cache)

I encountered a frustrating issue the other day after upgrading to PhoneGap version cli-5.2.0 on Android.  My requests to Fitbit’s API began to fail, resulting in 404 errors. I was incredibly stumped - the exact same code worked fine on iOS.  I ran the code on my iPhone and my Android tablet and pulled up both requests side by side.  All details in the requests were the same: URL, HTTP method, etc.  Everything except the status code - 200 OK for iOS and 404 Not Found (from cache) for Android.

Chicago & Seattle Apartment: Wired vs. Wireless

I’ve lived in a variety of apartments & condos over the past few years.  With each move, I have to figure out how to set up the local network, computers, Xbox, etc.  Some folks might find this annoying, but I absolutely love it!  It’s a fun challenge, especially figuring it out when space is tight.  Additionally, I’m a proud cord cutter so the major goal is always to use all of my content on the TV sans a cable subscription.