[When we last visited our intrepid hero, he was engaged in a battle of wits atop the tallest turret of Fallacy Fortress. The fate of the world is again in his hands. We join him now...]
Dr. Destructor: Wait till I get going! Where was I?
Capt. Constructor: Australia. Oh wait. I mean, you were just telling [...]
Archive for May, 2008
100 Balls, etc.: The Exciting Conclusion!
Posted in Hacker Challenge, tagged thought puzzles on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
RoR is Hip, But no Silver Bullet
Posted in Codealicious, tagged linked in ruby rails programming on May 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fábio Akita talks about being pragmatic when deciding whether to use Ruby on Rails:
It is here now and many people are already benefiting from it. But, does it make it suitable for every web application? Definitely not. For that you have to decide yourself through hands-on experience. The result for your situation will differ from [...]
Ruby on Rails Pros and Cons: Let’s Get Real
Posted in Codealicious, tagged ruby on rails development scaling programming web linkedin on May 13, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Good, somewhat objective summaries of the pros and cons surrounding the Ruby on Rails platform are rare. What you do find is plenty of buzz. What is Ruby on Rails all about? Why do people love it? Why do people hate it (yes, these people really do exist)? And why does it make some people [...]
May Software Pick: Dual Monitor Wallpaper Nirvana
Posted in Software Picks on May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Anyone who uses dual monitors for a few days ends up wondering how they ever lived with only one screen. All that extra space is lovely. You can put your reference material, email, etc. on one screen while using the other for your workspace. It doesn’t take long before your ALT and TAB keys start getting [...]
Hackers Need Good Books
Posted in Random Stuff on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It seems that we are not alone in our opinion that great hackers read books:
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001108.html
Jeff makes a great point about there not being a lot of really great programming books out there. The bad news is that it can be hard to get at the information you need without a lot of trial-and-error and about 23 [...]
