January 2011
15 posts
Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior →
It’s not Chinese mothers who scare me - American mothers do.
How Facebook Ships Code →
So basically… Like any other reasonable team?
iPhone User? 90% Chance You’re On The Latest OS.... →
Sucks to be you, Android developer. So many versions to support.
What kind of automated testing does Facebook do? →
This is interesting - shows quite well how you achieve success and what is important. We, Ruby developers, pride ourselves in great test coverage. Sometimes you just want (need!) to ship. Fast. Ship now - test later is also a valid strategy for some products.
“A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and...”
– Lawrence Pearsall Jacks
jQuery’s $.extend is slow →
Yet another proof that most JavaScript frameworks are a bloat. Don’t get me wrong, I use JS frameworks every day, but the key is to know JavaScript first. jQuery is not a programming language.
Apps take over Mobile Web in 2011! →
Knowing mobile should keep you employed for next couple of months.
How to take control of your job interview →
Quite obvious, yet many people struggle at job interviews.
VLC app removed from App Store →
I’ve always hated this Free Software/GPL bullshit.
“HTML5 will continue to be popular, because anything popular will get labeled...”
– Dive into 2010 [dive into mark]
Some interesting numbers there too.
The future of dynamic languages is less than... →
Ruby is still considered a kind of a playful programming language. And most likely will always be.
“If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself.”
– Albert Einstein
Wolfram Alpha Fun (part 1) →
Awesome & quite useless at the same time.