Learn to Read the Source, Luke
Learn to Read the Source, Luke: No matter what the documentation says, the source code is the ultimate truth, the best and most definitive and up-to-date documentation you’re likely to find. This will be...
Author: Rob Warner
Developer Interview Advice from a Designer
I was chatting with one of the designers I work with about his interview experience when he was hired, and he remarked how interesting it was that much of the interview focus was on...
Debugging Through Google is Rotting My Brain
A couple of weeks ago I built a National Provider Identifier (NPI) lookup app as a proof of concept for the Vaadin portlet stuff we’re doing. For the search portion, it used a publicly-available, for-pay...
Check out my site later–I’ll remind you!
The creator of Faraday, the new calendar app for iPhone, posted about lessons learned from developing and publishing the app. It’s a good read, worthy of your time. I’m not in the market for...
I’m calling it: Ubuntu is finally ready for the world.
I’m calling it: Ubuntu is finally ready for the world.: Following instructions from Linux geeks feels like trying to read Charles Dickens while having a stroke (Via Hacker News) Perhaps a bit hyperbolic, but...
Here is why vim uses the hjkl keys as arrow keys
Here is why vim uses the hjkl keys as arrow keys: When Bill Joycreated the vi text editor he used the ADM-3A terminal, which had the arrows on hjkl keys, so naturally he reused...
Dropbox rival Space Monkey puts ‘cloud’ in your house
Dropbox rival Space Monkey puts ‘cloud’ in your house: Space Monkey uses storage devices located at its users’ premises, not in data centers paid for by the company. When you sign up for Space...
‘New Apple iPad Does Little to Fend Off Rivals’ Advance’
‘New Apple iPad Does Little to Fend Off Rivals’ Advance’: Even Research In Motion Ltd.’s much maligned BlackBerry PlayBook has seen some recent success after several discounts and promotions. (Via Daring Fireball) Seriously? They’re...
People Aren’t Smart Enough for Democracy to Flourish, Scientists Say – Yahoo! News
People Aren’t Smart Enough for Democracy to Flourish, Scientists Say – Yahoo! News: “Nagel concluded that democracies rarely or never elect the best leaders. Their advantage over dictatorships or other forms of government is merely...
ARC Gotcha – Unexpectedly Short Lifetimes
ARC Gotcha – Unexpectedly Short Lifetimes: ARC is within its rights to release the object between fetching theCGColor and setting the layer’s background color. ARC variables are released as soon as the optimizer decides...