The reality is that AngularJS is winning the frontend framework war. It’s not to say there aren’t great, high quality alternatives out there, but few have gained so much developer mindshare that slow and conservative companies see it as a wonderful investment. And it’s all the better that normal developers actually love developing with it! via Why AngularJS Will Be Huge.
Yesterday I gave a talk at FOSDEM 2014 in Brussels. The conference itself was amazing, with over 5000 attendees literally swarming and taking over the ULB Campus. I was stoked at how smoothly everything was going on despite the incredible number of simultaneous sessions and the number of attendees continuously flowing between buildings and conference rooms. Everybody involved, volunteers and attendees, has been very welcoming, charming and helpful. In short, I had a blast....
I can’t say I left the .NET Framework altogether as our main app was developed with .NET and we still maintain it on daily basis. Whenever applicable however, all the recent stuff is being done outside the walled garden. The following Jonathan Oliver totally resonates with my experience. The .NET Framework was good. Really good. Until it wasn’t. Why did I leave .NET? In short, it constrained our ability to choose (which is a huge deal for me) and turned our focus inward toward the perceived safety of the nest instead of the helping us experiencing all of the possibilities out there in the big, wide world....
This is really worth you time if you’re looking to learn C language (you should). This article attempts to give a sort of ‘orientation tour’ for people whose previous programming background is in high (ish) level languages such as Java or Python, and who now find that they need or want to learn C. via The Descent to C.
This is a subject I’ve been pondering on for a while. I think we all have an urge to mark our stamp on this world, to graffiti ‘I was here–don’t forget me’. Yet, as a programmer, where is my legacy? via A programmer’s legacy.
Pro Git Workflow is an interesting collection of Git shortcuts, aliases and workflows. Nothing really new but give it a shot if you want to improve your git-fu beyond basics.
Best collection of Terminal tricks ever: Got any tips or tricks for Terminal in Mac OS X? – Ask Different.
Hey, you! This is a JavaScript guide intended to introduce new developers and help experienced ones to the JavaScript’s best practices. via JS: The Right Way.
As a developer, I sometimes forget the power I yield. It’s easy to forget that, when something doesn’t work the way I’d like, I have the power to change it. via Python and Flask Are Ridiculously Powerful.
Shit happens. Way more often than what most people think. It may seem surprising that a seemingly successful product could fail, but it happens all the time. Although we arguably found product/market fit, we couldn’t quite crack the business side of things. via Chris Hates Writing • Today my startup failed.