Wednesday: December 9, 2009
- Fifteen best practices for writing super readable code.
Although you might not be able to tell from viewing source code of my beloved website, I'm actually a pretty big stickler when it comes to writing easy-to-read code. Indentation is your friend.
Monday: December 7, 2009
- Everything you need to know about HTML 5.0.
The new news is that XHTML2 is dead. The idealist recommendation for the web didn't make it. Possibly because of the lack of backward compatibility, possibly for lots of reasons – the web was hot with discussion on the loss of the spec; the why, who and 'whoh!'.
Wednesday: October 14, 2009
- A list of CSS differences found in different versions of Internet Explorer.
In a nutshell, Internet Explorer 6 is a big steaming pile of 'not supported' while Internet Explorer 7 trails slightly behind. Version 8 seems to finally be on the right track.
Wednesday: September 23, 2009
- New study shows that quality of open source code is actually improving.
'Defect density' has dropped 16 percent during the past three years among the projects scanned through the site and some 11,200 defects have been eliminated, according to Coverity's latest report.
Tuesday: September 1, 2009
- How to build a popularity algorithm that you can be proud of.
After reading this article I am not so proud of my lame 'recently popular' list over on the right side of the page.
Monday: August 31, 2009
- Wikipedia to start color coding untrustworthy text.
...the program assigns a color code to newly edited text using an algorithm that calculates author reputation from the lifespan of their past contributions. It’s based on a simple concept: The longer information persists on the page, the more accurate it’s likely to be.
Thursday: July 30, 2009
- Thirteen ways to browser test and validate your work.
A good writeup for those of you who don't regularly practice the art of cross-browser compatibility.
Wednesday: July 8, 2009
- The ultimate beginner's guide to Applescript.
...you don’t have to be a genius programmer to use it. In fact, you don’t have to have any programming experience whatsoever. This article will show you how to write an AppleScript for nearly any application using the simple instructions that come hidden within each app’s framework.
