Monthly Archives: March 2006
Joel Spolsky is not impressed by coding conventions
Joel Spolsky is not impressed by coding conventions. He says something like “When I was program manager on the Excel team…” in a [podcast](http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail207.html) at [IT Conversations](http://www.itconversations.com). Here is a clip where mentions the coding conventions. The clip was made … Continue reading
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RubyGems: gem_server
So, you are using some modules for Ruby, in the shape of [gems](http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubygems/) (read [the book](http://docs.rubygems.org/)!). You need to read the gem’s docs. Instead of Googling, fire up a local pure-Ruby webserver ([Webrick](http://www.webrick.org/)), on a custom port, and view the … Continue reading
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Read a book (Beyond Java, by that kayaker)
This weekend I had some wonderful spare time, and I spent some of it reading [Beyond Java](http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/beyondjava/), a book about the Next Language. (Spoiler: It is [Ruby](http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/), or some cool continuations-based project – read: [Seaside](http://seaside.st/) with Smalltalk. But you knew … Continue reading
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No Criticism Allowed
No Criticism Allowed Originally uploaded by reinvented. Maybe something for upcoming [Fastaval](http://www.fastaval.dk).
Javascript ate my hamster: Go get Yahoo Event Utility and Firebug
Dustin Diaz tells about Yahoo Event Utility which is the addEvent killer of all time. If you do serious Javascripting these days, please, do yourself a favour, and read that piece. Slowly. You might find drool on your chin afterwards. … Continue reading
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