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Who should learn to program? (source: Chris Dixon)
Sometimes your time is better spent recruiting people who have been coding for years.
"Recently, there’s been a lot of talk in the tech world and beyond about getting more people to learn computer programming. I think this is a worthy goal, but the question should be considered from various angles."
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I think its saying he set up some company and it failed because no-one could understand what he was selling so now he's stacking shelves at his local supermarket.
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The Markdown Mindset (source: The Hiltmon)
Plain text, and therefore Markdown, are as future-proof as you can get in computing.
"Over the last year, I have moved all my non-code writing to Markdown format. I don’t even have Microsoft Word installed on my laptop anymore. Here’s why."
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If you want reproducible science, the software needs to be open source (source: Ars Technica)
Nullius in Verba.
"If you want reproducible science, the software needs to be open source
Modern scientific and engineering research relies heavily on computer programs, but most code written for research remains closed. This hinders reproducibility, a fundamental principle of the scientific method."
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But if all code becomes open source what will sustain those companies or individual who sacrifice a lot to ensure that those same codes are maintained?
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Visualizing a nanosecond [video] (source: Hack a Day)
Grace Hopper explains latency in satellite communications with a simple length of wire.
"We work with divisions of seconds all the time when developing with microcontrollers. But those concepts are so abstract we rarely think about them as a physical distance. Grace Hopper explains what a nanosecond means in real-world terms."
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Understanding TLC NAND - A Brief Introduction to SSDs and Flash Memory (source: AnandTech)
Your flash drive just needs a little TLC to provide cheap, fast storage.
"The SSD market is evolving quickly; if you buy the best SSD today, it won't be the best for very long. Triple Level Cell flash is a new technology that provides noticeably cheaper SSDs. Here's how it works."
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Dell: we're no longer a PC company (source: PC Pro)
It's no longer about shiny boxes for consumers. Now it's about dull boxes for cubicles.
"Dell no longer sees its business as making and selling PCs to consumers and is focusing instead on enterprise IT."
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Another look at Dropbox (source: Scripting News)
Why Dropbox has the opportunity to rise above all the platforms we've come to know.
"Big tech companies don't trust users, small tech companies have no choice. That's why Dropbox is so useful and the stuff that the big companies have produced so far has been so crippled."
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Change Considered Harmful? - The New Visual Studio Look and Feel (source: Scott Hanselman)
There's much more to Visual Studio 11 than making everything gray.
"The Visual Studio design team recently revealed some details about VS 11 and many of the comments are negative. But I've been running it for a few weeks and I have some perspective on real-life coding in the new Visual Studio."
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Xcode vs. AppCode (source: The Code Sheriff)
It turns out you have two very good choices for Mac and iOS development.
"If you're doing Objective-C coding for Mac or iOS, you don't have too many IDE choices. But here's one coder's extensive take on how Apple's Xcode and JetBrains' AppCode stack up."
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Anatomy of a One-Liner: FizzBuzz in Haskell (source: Fresh Brewed Code)
Respect the classics, man. It's FizzBuzz!
"Some Nashville area geeks recently decided to share implementations of the classic FizzBuzz problem in various functional languages. Here's what happened when I decided to dust off my Haskell and take on the challenge."
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PHP Unix Programming (source: Christoph Hochstrasser)
If PHP is good enough for the web, then it's good enough for all your boxen.
"Ever worried that your scripts ain’t good Unix citizens? Here are some quick, practical recipes usable for everyday PHP Command Line scripting."
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The 10 rules of a Zen programmer (source: Christian Grobmeier)
Coder's mind. Beginner mind.
"I started with Zen practice back in 2006. What became obvious was: the old Zen masters already knew, before hundreds of years, how today programmers should work."
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I like it, even if there are already a million "Zen and the Art of (insert ANYTHING here)" books.
I do hope if/when the author writes it into a book, he gets a decent editor for the English edition.
"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. "
— Hunter S. Thompson
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BYOD: Bring your own device could spell end for work PC (source: BBC)
One size fits none.
"You may find yourself using your own device - laptop, tablet or smartphone - for work whether you like it or not. Companies and employees need to consider costs and the security of their networks and data."
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Google, Microsoft and Netflix want DRM-like encryption in HTML5 (source: Engadget)
Haven't we all seen this movie before?
"A draft proposal has been submitted by Google, Microsoft, and Netflix to the W3C - the curators of HTML5 - to add encrypted media extensions to the web standard's spec. It's DRM in practice, if not in name."
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Windows 8 Desktop UI Concept (source: The Verge)
Design eye for the Metro guy.
"Here is a desktop concept that put together for fun and experimentation that uses Metro-like design vocabulary to re-envision Explorer, Internet Explorer, Media Center, and Skype. Is this what Windows 8 should look like?"
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The 6502 Processor Today (source: Pete Brown)
It's a processor that has the hearts and minds of retro geeks everywhere.
"Commodore used the 6502 and its descendants in the PET, VIC-20, C64 and C128. Apple used it in the Apple I and Apple II. Nintendo used it in their first VCS. And you can use it, too."
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The Death Star Is a Surprisingly Cost-Effective Weapons System (source: Mother Jones)
But the ability to destroy a planet is still insignificant next to the potential of the Force.
"We dig into the economics of the the ultimate power in the universe and discover that, except for shoddy workmanship on the thermal exhaust ports, it would have been a pretty good investment."
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Does the "Thank You," in my email signature count? 
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http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/[^]
Very interesting blog post, IMO. It's about WiFi, internet traffic, and above all, security.
"the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
"It is the celestial scrotum of good luck!" - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
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Hi 007,
Sure HTTPS is faster and easier to implement. However the certification authority system is completely broken and many countries including Iran have wildcard (*) certificates that allow them to potentially implement MITM servers that read all HTTPS traffic. There are some browsers that will block or warn the user if the path does not match the certificate. However some web browsers will not warn the user at all.
These wildcard certificates must be easy to obtain. My previous employer had a wildcard certificate for 'protecting intellectual/secret property' although I heard it cost alot of money. I believe after I left they began using a self-signed certificate and just installed this certificate on all of the workstations with full trust.
In my opinion we need to replace the certification authority system because it is weak. However I don't really know what would be the best course of action for accomplishing this... perhaps it could be incorporated into the DNSSEC protocol. There are some other ideas out there such as Convergence but they all have strengths/weaknesses.
Best Wishes,
-David Delaune
P.S.
I am also currently behind a MITM https server and the staff members/administrators here can probably see the Via header on my https traffic.
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