February 10, 2010 – 5:01 am
Sometimes words don’t do a story justice. The amount of effort invested into Python, currently my favorite programming language, is one of those stories. This illustration shows the people who have contributed to the project over time, showing their activity and how they relate to other developers who contributed.
February 4, 2010 – 11:41 pm
This is a highly informative and entertaining look at what makes Amazon.com’s design work. From the synopsis:
On its surface, Amazon.com just seems like a large e-commerce site, albeit a successful one. Its design isn’t flashy, nor is it much to write home about. But deep within its pages are hidden secrets — secrets that every [...]
February 3, 2010 – 9:47 pm
A couple months ago Rupert Murdoch made waves by threatening to pull all of News Corp’s content from Google’s search index. Needless to say, the blogosphere went nuts.
Rupert Murdoch, the media tycoon who has long accused Google of ripping off content from his newspapers, said this weekend that his sites may soon disappear from the search engine’s listings.
Personally, I believe it was a bad idea then and may be an even worse idea now. However, a new voice has entered the debate, and it’s one that surprised me. Mark Cuban, the dot-com billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks has echoed Murdoch’s sentiments.
February 2, 2010 – 8:11 am
Taking your Site from One to One Million Users by Kevin Rose from Carsonified on Vimeo.
December 19, 2009 – 11:08 am
When I moved into my first house I had a raft of home improvement projects but little money and few tools. The size of each project got magnified by my inability to buy the tools that would have dramatically reduced the time needed while increasing the quality of the work.
Fortunately, as my ambition for home [...]
December 16, 2009 – 3:53 pm
Textmate is designed to edit local files. But if your like me, you’re development server may not be your computer or even your local network.
December 13, 2009 – 2:58 pm
Ryan Singer gave a talk on “UI Fundamentals for Programmers” at WindyCityRails in Chicago. The talk covered modeling, breaking apps into screens, visual techniques, flows, and a few coding tips.
UI Fundamentals for Programmers by Ryan Singer from ChicagoRuby on Vimeo.
December 13, 2009 – 8:46 am
I bought my first Mac about a year ago, shortly after acquiring an iPhone. In that sense, I’m not unlike thousands of others who have made the iPhone a gateway drug to the Mac platform.
I’ve always been a PC guy. If I had to sum it up, I’d say I liked the idea of popping [...]
November 22, 2009 – 9:40 am
If you’re just starting out with Google Wave or wondering what all the fuss is about, Gina Trapani does a nice job walking you through the app’s potential in this 15-minute video.
