Just a few things I’ve found interesting along the way…
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July
27
2014
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In user interface programming, most platforms have a concept of a main UI thread, and at least one background thread. This provides the ability to perform long running tasks in the background without preventing the user from interacting with your[…]
July
2
2014
In order to reduce the costs associated with bandwidth, I wrote a simple download script a while ago that caches the most recently accessed files from Amazon S3 on a less expensive hosting plan. This script was written using a[…]
November
11
2013
Why JSON in PostgreSQL is Awesome
- Located in General Tech
When PostgreSQL announced support from JSON in version 9+, I was super excited for all the possibilities from the very beginning. The most obvious benefit, is how easy it makes to transition to server / client side code that uses[…]
August
15
2013
I recently discovered a button in my Gmail that linked to a new album on Spotify before I even opened the email. I found it strange that GMail would promote a competing service, so I looked into it and discovered[…]
June
13
2013
I recently stumbled upon an old article at Moz (formerly SeoMoz) on a tip for creating permalinks while interacting with a web app using javascript. Modern javascript frameworks such as AngularJS often handle these automatically, but it’s nice to take[…]
May
16
2013
Google's consumer products usually get the most spotlight at Google I/O, but I feel like the some of the new developer features are exciting. Although I've been doing a lot of stuff in Python lately, their new support for[…]
May
6
2013
A javascript based video codec
- Located in Linux, Programming, Web Development
Ars Technica posted an interesting article about a video codec that is written entirely in javascript. Theoretically, this has huge implications for live video streaming and client side rendering of content without a plugin. However, with the rise of[…]
May
2
2013
Exactly twenty years ago, a document was published that played a huge role in establishing the web as we know it today. Twenty years later, and this simple and straightforward document is proof of an irrefutable fact: while closed technologies[…]
April
30
2013
Yay #science
- Located in General Tech
Yay #science Two-year-old girl receives new trachea made from her own stem cells Doctors announced today that two-and-a-half year old Hannah Warren just became the youngest person in history to receive a bioengineered organ transplant, a new windpipe made of[…]
April
29
2013
Productivity Tradeoffs
- Located in Programming, WebComics
As programmers, I think it’s very easy to fall into the trap trying to automating something without thinking about the time wasted by actually creating solution. Fortunately, XKCD has come up with the a chart that helps avoid these kind[…]