I’ve never been a fan of windows. Switching to a mac was definitely one of the best things that I’ve ever done in my life. It opened my life to a world of stress free computing, until Leopard. I still like the mac and I think the fonts and visuals are nice but I’ve also [...]
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Google is probably one of the most treasured work places a programmer can go to right now. They have a non-traditional interview process that’s gotten to the point where interview stories have their own lore. On the surface, these people are Google rejects but in actuality they are close runner ups with distinguished credentials that [...]
2008-03-27 ::
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programming + technology
Birds, Speech, or Beer: The Dilemma of Free Software
Birds, Speech, or Beer: The Dilemma of Free Software
Should software be free as in birds? free as in beer? or free as in speech? I don’t think anyone has the right answer aside from secretly straddling the gray zone between, "piracy is illegal" and "it should all be free". Daniel Jalkut had an interesting post on the topic of free software. It’s a [...]
I finally got my windows environment up to par though I still have some ways to go. In a sense I’m not really developing on windows since I log in to a regular UNIX server where I check out code and run vim remotely to write the web app. As long as I’m using putty, [...]
I haven’t been posting lately since: a) I’m lazy and b) I’m about to switch jobs. Yeah, it didn’t last long. The good news is that I didn’t get fired and the next job will be challenging to say the least. The bad news is that I just might get fired if my code isn’t [...]
Remember the post about Japanese commuter trains? Well, now I write code in one. Shocking how far I’ve let myself slide. It’s not because I’m a dedicated Japanese working class warrior either. It’s been a couple months into my “new” job and even while it’s “new” I want a “newer” one. Adjusting to full-time work [...]
Stud mac developer Wil Shipley’s not only a superstar programmer but an entertaining writer as well. Today we have some choice quotes on why he wont be releasing any AJAX iPhone web apps soon. It sort of reminds me of the debate on why, despite the lack of polished features, the API makes Twitter a [...]
If your code isn’t hot you can borrow someone else’s and call it your own Lots of hot code (open source) to choose from When things go wrong you can always revert to better days If you get tired of your code you can open source it If your code is hot you can pimp [...]
I can’t even begin to count the joys of learning how to program as an adult. It’s a wonderful world of discovery and self-loathing. One of the biggest joys is the wonder and excitement of writing your cherished program. The reason for this is you never know what exactly you’re doing so the program always [...]