Today in my travels I came across Codd’s 12 rules. They are rules for what qualifies as a relational database. Apparently these rules are discussed in RELATIONAL MODEL DATABASE MANAGEMENT 2 but as that is $486 I will not have a copy any time soon…
Category Archives: Design
Stop checking for NULL pointers!
Read this great article Stop checking for NULL pointers! It mentions that there are many other invalid pointers than NULL, which is the same idea I had recently with regard to foreign keys in databases.
Double-clicking On The Web
Here’s a fun article about Double-clicking On The Web from way back in 2015. Ah, the good old days.
The UX of Among Us: The importance of colorblind-friendly design
This article popped up in my feed today: The UX of Among Us: The importance of colorblind-friendly design, it’s an interesting discussion of various types of colour blindness and what they’re like.
Falsehoods programmers believe about time zones
Today on r/programming an interesting article about the complexity of time zones: Falsehoods programmers believe about time zones.
Full-Bleed Layout Using CSS Grid
Today I read about how to do a Full-Bleed Layout Using CSS Grid.
Axiomatic CSS and Lobotomized Owls
Today I learned about the “Lobotomized Owl” CSS selector over on Axiomatic CSS and Lobotomized Owls.
Things I Wish I’d Known About CSS
Today I read Things I Wish I’d Known About CSS. Good read about how some fundamental CSS things work.
Ten modern layouts in one line of CSS
Today I read Ten modern layouts in one line of CSS about advanced contemporary CSS features.
Programming Quotes
I came across these Programming Quotes over on cat-v.org today. Their Bumper-Sticker Computer Science is also good.
My favourite was “You can’t trust code that you did not totally create yourself.” — Ken Thompson