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Category Archives: Coding, Software Engineering, Programming
See Philadelphia in a new (and old) light: Developing Philly and The Great Experiment
“Developing Philly” just posted the fourth update in its ongoing series to share the evolving and growing Philadelphia technology and media scene with the world. Each episode is under 15 minutes and is worth every minute of your time. I … Continue reading
“The Gentle Seduction”, by Marc Stiegler
Marc Stiegler wrote a short story for Analog Magazine in 1989 called “The Gentle Seduction” that is a hopeful take on the Singularity. It reminded me of a much older short story by Isaac Asimov, “The Last Question”. Both are … Continue reading
For my friends learning Emacs, some guides for starting fast
Sacha Chua: “How to Learn Emacs: A Hand-drawn One-pager for Beginners” David Röthlisberger: “How to learn Emacs” “Emacs Rocks!” “The Mastering Emacs Reading Guide”
“Rebuilding the News”, How Did We Get Here and Why?
All great innovations come from an alchemy of the present *built* on the past. If you can tear it apart, see it from multiple perspectives, and observe the feedback loops that feed into the systems that drove you where you … Continue reading
NICAR 2013 Links
Mike Ball, coworker and friend, wrote up a great summary of what he saw at NICAR 2013. It was great hearing his enthusiasm when he got back from what sounds like was a fantastic conference. Check out his post. More … Continue reading
Code.org launches and includes a must-watch video
Code.org, a non-profit foundation dedicated to growing computer programming education, launched and shared a video on YouTube that, if you’re concerned about education, or are looking for inspiration, is a a must-watch. YouTube: Code.org: What Most Schools Don’t Teach – … Continue reading
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Life Lessons from Programming: Check your assumptions
Jon Udell wrote a short piece that resonated with me on taking a principle from software engineering and applying it to discourse and relationships: “Check your assumptions”. He takes the idea that when debugging, you should: Focus on understanding why … Continue reading
Children Should Learn Programming Along With Reading and Writing
Boing Boing posts a TEDx talk from Mitch Resnick, of the MIT Media Lab, and creator of Scratch, and a good discussion ensued: “Kids should learn programming as well as reading and writing”. Make sure to watch the talk as … Continue reading
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NPR posts a news app HOWTO, along with code
NPR.org: “How to build a news app that never goes down and costs you practically nothing”. Python (Flask, Fabric, Jinja) and Amazon EC2. A nice walk through with code for contribution and reuse.
The World’s Youngest Programmer?
Discovery News: Meet the Youngest Video Game Programmer: A bright young programmer from Philadelphia recently unveiled a video game involving ballerinas, jewels and vampires — sure to be a hit with young girls. The programmer herself also happens to be … Continue reading
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