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HTML is Still the Great Equalizer
If you had to sit down and write some software for end-users, which platform and language would you write it in now? How about five, ten years ago, or three years in the future? I believe the answer ought…
Writing Posts with Markdown
For a little while, I was looking for a desktop blogging client to accompany Wordpress. I was particularly wary of the WP WYSIWYG editor, with its non-deterministic written text -> HTML conversion, and I was also wondering whether desktop…
Why Bejeweled Blitz Remains Addictive
Bejeweled Blitz (BB), after all these years, remains one of the best games Popcap has released. Both the iOS version[1] and the Facebook version still receive considerable play, which is pretty amazing seeing the game hasn't been…
Understanding Code by Transcription
As most programmers know, as systems grow in complexity, more time is spent reading rather than writing. Enhancing a body of code, fixing bugs and issues, refactoring and moving pieces around, or simply just using a library or framework all…
The "Computers" Section of the Bookstore
I ran into the local Barnes & Noble today to grab a coffee. It's been a while, but the well-publicized demise of the traditional bookstore and now literature on paper in general has taken its toll on…
Stop Trying to Hire Just "A" Players
Interviewing and hiring sure has become a hot topic recently in the tech. space, from startups to big companies. From problems with technical interviews to major companies acqu-hiring startups for their engineers to analyzing talent who'd thrive…
