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Don't Build for a Bubble
I heard we're in a tech bubble. People have been calling our industry a bubble ever since angels and VCs started putting in a few extra bucks when that entire housing thing turned sour. Well, if the sign…
Why Javascript is a Joy
I'm probably a bit biased - being a front-end web developer for a few years will do that - but I really enjoy writing Javascript. I've recently retreated from pure coding the last few months, but I…
Software Abroad
I ran across this insightful article in the New York Times about the state of gadget manufacturing in the world and why the US has lost out to China and other Southeast Asian countries. In short, the premise is that…
How to get Front-End Developers
Javascript has won the internet. It beat out Actionscript/Flex in mobile, while a new breed of MVC, client-side frameworks are taking over jobs that used to employ server-side code (e.g., your Rails's, Djangos, and…
New Year, New Theme
Hi 2012, nice to meet you. I took a small break from writing this blog at the end of last year to revise the design a bit. Now that I have a few months' worth of work experience under…
The Luxury of Simple
I've been spending the past fews days helping my parents unpack after their first move in over a dozen years. On top of the weekend I spent over Thanksgiving moving out of my old room and the subsequent…
