Author Archives: Karl

Talk: “The Web Browser is a Transitional Technology”

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Karl

Allen Wirfs-Brock, a Mozilla Research Fellow, at YOW 2011, defined what he considers the current era of computing, and some exciting elements of where we are and where we are going in his talk “The Web Browser is a Transitional … Continue reading →

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Al Sweigart: “Nobody Wants to Learn How to Program”

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Karl

Author of “Invent with Python”, Al Sweigart, makes the case for teaching programming skills while enabling children to accomplish something, like making a game, not as an end in and of itself, in “Nobody Wants to Learn How to Program”. … Continue reading →

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TOC 2012 Keynote To Watch: “Is SEO Killing America?”

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Karl

TOC 2012: Clay Johnson, “Is SEO Killing America?”: Related: Metafilter thread. The Information Diet

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A Short Bash Shell Scripting Guide To Bookmark

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Karl

All about Linux: “Bash Shell Scripting”. A concise, quick to read and scan guide to shell scripting.

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Using EasyMock

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Karl

Good refreshers: IBM developerWorks: Elliotte Rusty Harold: “Easier testing with EasyMock”. Mocking in Java: jMock vs. EasyMock.

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Steve Klabnik: Nobody Understands REST or HTTP

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Karl

Steve Klabnik outlines some best practices in API design in “Nobody Understands REST or HTTP”, some of which I admit I need to follow more consistently. As he states in the end: Seriously, most of the problems that you’re solving … Continue reading →

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A New ‘Virtual Natural Resource’ – Open Data

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Karl

Michael Hausenblas has an interesting way to think about Open Data in “Open Data – a virtual natural resource”.

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Some Thought Provokers For The Weekend

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Karl

Boing Boing: “The Web Kids Manifesto” NYTimes: “There’s More to Nothing Than We Knew” NPR.org: “Our Media, Ourselves: Are We Headed For A Matrix?”

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Why Do Some People Learn Faster?

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Karl

Jonah Lehrer explains why it is not for reasons you may think. Belief, specifically your mindset, whether you believe you have a certain amount of intelligence and cannot do much to change it, or believe you can learn and improve … Continue reading →

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Is it the beginning of the end for Rails-style MVC frameworks?

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Karl

I’m going to disagree that the ‘sun is setting’ on Rails-style frameworks, however, there is a lot in this to think about: caines.ca: “The Sun is Setting on Rails-style MVC Frameworks”. There is a circular evolutionary path from thick client, … Continue reading →

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