Well someone is/was upset: Software disenchantment. I really liked the image of the design process: simple -> complex then complex -> simple. Maybe that’s the answer to Nikita’s woes: we’re just not finished yet.
Author Archives: Jay Jay
When Should I Interrupt Someone?
A fun article on Hacker News today with the maxim: if you’re stuck for over an hour, seek help.
CSS property usage
This popped up on lobsters today: Chrome Platform Status: CSS usage. It’s a report on the prevalence of CSS properties as found in the wild. It’s interesting. I was surprised by some things. e.g. ‘display’ and ‘position’ are more prevalent than ‘padding’ and ‘margin’.
security.txt
This security.txt looks like a good idea.
How are zlib, gzip and zip related?
Via r/programming today: How are zlib, gzip and zip related? What do they have in common and how are they different?
Blank/empty sessions in the schedule with random times
I added a bug over on github, something I rarely do: Blank/empty sessions in the schedule with random times.
Preemptive Pluralization is (Probably) Not Evil
An interesting article on data modelling and API design: Preemptive Pluralization is (Probably) Not Evil.
France Grossly Underestimated Radioactive Fallout From Atom Bomb Tests
Closed-source SaaS
In the news today: Why I Didn’t Open-Source My Second SaaS. He decided to switch his business model from open-source to closed-source to try and find a business model that worked. On the other hand, also in the news: How I earn a living selling my open source software.
Guidelines for Freelance Developers
Today I happened upon Guidelines for Freelance Developers Working with Me. They seemed like fairly reasonable guidelines.