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... to the digital home of Steven Schwenke.

This site is supposed to be a showcase for my thoughts about software engineering, less a personal homepage. If you want to know more about me, invite me to a beer.

 

Angular and Bootstrap: Use ng-bootstrap!

13 Apr 2018
Posted by Steven

In this article I wrote about my attempt to add a navbar to my Angular app and how I ended up with adding the full JQuery library to be able to use Bootstrap components. Already when releasing this article I knew that this is not the best way to get a working navbar. In this article, I explain why using ng-bootstrap seems to be the best way to add Bootstrap components to an Angular application.

Adding Bootstrap to an Angular application that got generated with JHipster

13 Apr 2018
Posted by Steven

Yesterday, I wanted to add a simple Bootstrap Navigation bar to my Angular application that I created with JHipster. Although this is a standard component, I had difficulties because I didn’t understand how Bootstrap, Angular and NodJS play together. This article explains how to “really” add Bootstrap to an Angular application that got created by JHipster.

Software Engineering Course for 3rd Term Students

04 Apr 2018
Posted by Steven

From March  to June 2018 I have the great privilage to be the visiting professor for the course Software Engineering at the Ostfalia university in Wolfenbüttel, Germany, in representation of Prof. Dr. Bernd Müller. Most of the students study computer science and are in their 3rd term. This article explains what topics I teach and why.

 

lessons learned in early 2018

02 Apr 2018
Posted by Steven

Normally, I write a "Lessons Learned" article each month. The last one was published in December 2017, which shows how busy I've been in the past months. To catch up, this article will contain detailed lessons learned for January 2018. Later in the text, there will be more general lessons about those busy past months.

This is what I learned in January 2018:

List of publications

11 Mar 2018
Posted by Steven

The next issue of Java Aktuell (02/2018) will contain an article I wrote about Remote Working. This is one of my favourite topics since I began working with colleagues from Romania and I'm convinced that with the right methods and processes, remote work will enhance both work quality as well as the personal life. That's basically the core message of what I wrote in the magazine.

2017 - my conference-year

05 Jan 2018
Posted by Steven

2017 was a special year for me in many regards. It also has been an experiment. Even before the year started, I tried to take part in as many events, talks and conferences as possible. Speaking to and with other developers gives me a great deal of joy and I`m very happy to share my experiences so that others will have an easier time solving their problems. That is the reason why I participated in community events right from the start of my career.

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