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Dysfunctional Programming 101[^] (source: Alex Tatiyants)
This is my codebase. There are many like it, but this one is mine...
"Dysfunctional programming was originally developed in the early 60s for the CIA as a weapon in psychological warfare. After considering (and ultimately rejecting) FORTRAN and Lisp, here's what they settled upon."
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API Design is UI for Developers[^] (source: Terence Eden)
12 ideas for creating a better API experience.
"Most of the APIs I come in contact with were obviously designed by the original developer for the original developer – with no thought of those who would come after. No wonder so few succeed."
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The 10 commandments of good source control management[^] (source: Dzone)
Stop right now if you’re using VSS – just stop it!
"Source control. It’s an essential component of how so many of us work; the lifeblood of many development teams. So why do we often get it so wrong?"
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Learning to Code: The Roadmap I Wish I Had Been Given[^] (source: Jimmy Li)
You don't yet know what you don't know. Here's a good way to start.
"For someone without programming experience, starting in web development can feel very daunting. Web development and CS are different enough that you can start learning the former without having a strong base in the latter."
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I killed the Internet[^] (source: Tristan Louis)
We can rebuild it. We have the technology.
"Native apps and walled gardens are strangling the open, decentralized web. By using them I may have killed the internet... but so did you."
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Weird, I was just thinking about that concept a day or two ago (though I was thinking more along the lines of "what if the app store inspires the Triple Dub Store and webpages are no longer free to view"). Happenings like that make me think there may be something to psychohistory and synchronicity, but it's probably just a coincidence.
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The Bright Side of Being Hacked[^] (source: NYTimes.com)
"That which does not kill us makes us stronger."
"Anonymous is a wake-up call. A company that is a target of Anonymous may also be the target of a far more potent adversary."
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Windows 8 and Metro show true multiplatform OS promise[^] (source: Chicago Sun-Times)
Welcome to The Metro Show.
"With the Metro user interface, Microsoft has created a simple and beautiful design language that’s relevant to a broad range of devices and to the ways that people use computers today."
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Reminds me of when the jQuery plugins site was completely deleted on accident (and it appears to still be down).
As they say, "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
Cases like this are both.
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http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2009/06/10/9718865.aspx[^]
Quote:
When I discussed years ago why operating system files tend to follow the old 8.3 file name convention, I neglected to mention why the old MS-DOS filename convention was 8.3 and not, say, 11.2 or 16.16.
It's a holdover from CP/M.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: It's a holdover from CP/M
If your middle initial is "P", you've got some splaining to do.
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Another Coding Challenge (source: The Code Project)
Are you ready to rumble?
"Test your coding skills against the challenge thrown down by our own Chris Maunder."
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Visual Studio 11 Beta: Thoughts and Resources (source: Michael Crump)
You've heard the hype. Now follow these links for all the real information.
"I’ve rounded up all the links posted so far on Visual Studio 11 Beta and TFS Express, so you don’t have to go digging around the net to find them."
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Hi,
I love the intellisense and some of the other bells and whistles. However from my perspective it seems as though with every passing year... Visual Studio gets more complex and uses more resources. What I really want is a simple GUI that is bug-free.
A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. The inverse proposition also appears to be true: A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be made to work. You have to start over, beginning with a working simple system. -John Gall
Best Wishes,
-David Delaune
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DevOps DNS for Developers – Now There’s No Excuse Not To Know (source: Diary Of A Ninja)
A developer's primer on how the interwebs work.
"When it comes understanding the very basis of how the internet functions using DNS, most experienced developers haven’t got a clue. Here's how DNS works and why it's as important to devs as to sysadmins."
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Nobody Wants to Learn How to Program (source: The "Invent with Python" Blog)
5 pieces of advice to people who want to teach programming.
"Many programming tutorials begin with basic programming principles: variables, loops, data types. This is both an obvious way to teach programming and almost certainly a wrong way to teach programming."
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Sounds very intelligent. But isn't it the same as saying: Nobody want to learn how to drive. People just want to learn how to get somewhere?
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Research in Programming Languages (source: Tagide)
Is the high bar of scientific evidence killing innovation in programming languages?
"Back in the 50s, 60s and 70s, programming languages were a BigDeal, with large investments, upfront planning, and big drama on standardization committees. Things have changed dramatically."
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Open Source Hardware and why you should care (source: Pete Brown)
It's good for developers and makers everywhere, and your product will almost certainly be better for it.
"As software developers, we hear a lot about Open Source Software. One thing software developers are often not aware of, however, is Open Source Hardware. Here's what you need to know."
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In a Flood Tide of Digital Data, an Ark Full of Books (source: NYTimes.com)
All your data are belong to Internet Archive.
"As society embraces all forms of digital entertainment, Brewster Kahle is adding physical books to his well-established Internet Archive of web sites and digital media. Here's why."
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Error Code (source: xkcd)
Abort? Retry? ROTFLMAO!
"I don't know where you got that book, but I like it."
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Is Antivirus Software a Waste of Money? (source: Wired)
The best defense is a good offense. Or is it the other way around?
"Many sophisticated, security-conscious techies are paranoid about being hacked, but don't use anti-virus software. This might seem counterintuitive, but the have a point."
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