This video was filmed during The Web Rebels conference which took place on the 24-25th of May 2012 in Oslo, Norway. It is a non-profit conference for everyone who loves programming applications and services using web technology. Track us: http://webrebels.org | https://twitter.com/#!/web_reb
Visual Basic 6, Ruby and Getting Off My LawnDavid Platt has a great article called The Silent Majority: Why Visual Basic 6 Still Thrives. Even though I studied C++ in school, my first corporate job was in Visual Basic 2, then quickly VB3. By the time VB6 came out it's fair to say I could make that thing sing.
Fear and Loathing and Windows 8I was very excited when I saw the first demos of Windows 8. After years of settling for mediocre incremental improvements in its core products, Microsoft finally was ready to make bold changes to Windows, something I thought it had to do to stay relevant in computing.
A DESIGN WITH ALL-CAPSIn the history of computer games some games have created and carried whole companies on their shoulders. One of those games is certainly Mario Bros. The Mario character first appeared in the game Donkey Kong and became very famous within its own game series starting with the original Mario Bros.
What's it like to work at GitHub?I have been traveling a lot lately, and everywhere I go, I get this question: What’s it like to work at GitHub? The simple answer: it is amazing! Yes. On a few occasions, someone may suggest that I check out a project that could use my help, but nobody tells me what to do.
Show How, Don't Tell What - A Management StyleOne of the things I'm most excited about working at GitHub is the opportunity to take our time and think through organization and process problems from first principle instead of blindly copying other companies or adopting status quo approaches developed in the last century.
mralephAsked to picture a computer programmer, most of us describe the archetypal computer geek, a brilliant but socially-awkward male. We imagine him as a largely noctural creature, passing sleepless nights writing computer code.
Classic MinesweeperI?m sure everyone has wasted a few hours playing Minesweeper on earlier version of Windows. It?s a timeless puzzle game. Minesweeper is a great little game and the only annoying part is that, sometimes, you have to guess in order to continue.
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.