I was just wondering which hashing algorithm is best for uniqueness and speed? Example (good) uses include hash dictionaries. For each corpus, the number of collisions and the average time spent hashing was recorded.
Face detection using HTML5, javascript, webrtc, websockets, Jetty and OpenCVThrough HTML5 and the corresponding standards, modern browsers get more standarized features with every release.
API DesignOne of the development tasks I do most often is designing the API for a reusable component. The components are usually for iOS (though sometimes they’re for OS X), and are invariably GUI controls or views of some kind.
Transpiling Languages: An Intro with BrainfuckThe idea of cross-compiling languages isn't particularly new. Various Lisp implementations have been source-to-source translations to host languages for decades, and the original C++ compiler simply emitted C rather than object code.
MySQL is done. It's the Postgres Age.Postgres is a relational(-ish) database that's really starting to become the one-size-fits-all of databases. I think this is very interesting since I wouldn't have predicted this direction a year ago.
HTML5 Security Isn’t - Input OutputI was thinking of a way to help maintain a large complicated legacy project if it was at least meant to have object-oriented design.
Interviewing at Google, Facebook, Foursquare, Dropbox, Fog Creek, etc.I applied for internships at several tech companies this year, including Google, Facebook, Foursquare, Dropbox, Twilio, Bloomberg, and Fog Creek. Below, I describe the interview processes of all these companies.
Nasdaq's Facebook Glitch Came From Race ConditionsThe Nasdaq computer system that delayed trade notices of the Facebook IPO on Friday was plagued by race conditions, the stock exchange announced Monday. As a result of this technical glitch in its Nasdaq OMX system, the market expects to pay out US$13 million or even more to traders.
5 Weeks of GoI promised a few people that I’d write up my impressions of Go after spending 5 or so weeks learning it while developing Amberfell. I’m not an expert in computer language design nor do I have extensive experience in obscure languages.
This 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.
This list is compiled from my Pocket list.