When the revolution comes, the creators of standard libraries are going to have some explaining to do.
Logout before you burnoutBurnout amongst software engineers is a real danger. Years ago when I had first heard about “burnout” I brushed it off as a myth. After seeing it first hand and experiencing a little burnout myself, I can attest it is indeed real. Software engineering demands a high level of concentration.
Through The Ether And Back Again: What Happens To A Packet When You Send ItMany - perhaps even most - Python software involves a network, at least a little bit. You've probably written some yourself. But do you really know what happens - to your kernel, to your ethernet card, to Python - when you call socket.send()? Come to this talk and find out: if you dare.
TINY MUSIC MAKERS: Pt 3: The THX Sound"I like to say that the THX sound is the most widely-recognized piece of computer-generated music in the world," says Andy Moorer. "This may or may not be true, but it sounds cool!">> You can hear the sound here. It's called 'Deep Note'.
The pxl effect with javascript and canvas (and maths)As part of a bigger project I wanted to generate an abstract background image/texture. There’s obviously a huge number of ways to do this but due to a few constraints I put on myself the method I ended up with (described below) seemed like a good solution. First the constraints…
Is writing software in the absence of requirements a skill to possess or a situation I should avoid?I find that some software developers are very adept at this, and often times are praised for their ability to deliver a working concept with abstract requirements. Frankly, this drives me crazy, and I don't like "making it up" as I go.
Hey Kids, Get Off My Lawn: The Once And Future Visual Programming EnvironmentEditor’s Note: This guest post is written by Kwindla Hultman Kramer, who is the CEO of Oblong Industries — the company known for developing the gestural interfaces in the film Minority Report. The company’s current customers and partners include Boeing, SAP, GE, and others.
account.transfer(..) - is it good OOP?For some time now, I've had issues with this example. Is it really a responsibility of the account object to transfer money to another account?
hoe gaan cybercriminelen te werk?Internetbankieren is populair en niet zonder reden; vanachter je pc kun je eenvoudig je bankzaken regelen. Wat dat betreft heeft internetbankieren meer overeenkomsten met de trojan SpyEye dan op het eerste gezicht lijkt, want ook SpyEye is laagdrempelig en gebruiksvriendelijk.
jQuery UK 2012 - App development stack for JS developers - Paul IrishThis Read-It-Later-list is just that, bookmarks of stuff I intend to read or have read. I do not necessarily agree with opinions or statements in the bookmarked articles.
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