May 2008
29 posts
Disconnecting Distraction →
As usual, an interesting read from PG.
Changes - OS X Diff App →
This looks like a really good diff app for OS X.
28 mod_rails / Passenger Resources →
Ruby && DTrace! →
Yet another reason that I need to upgrade to Leopard. :-)
Brewer's Conjecture and the Feasibility of... →
The white paper that discusses the CAP Theorem and BASE.
“The CAP Theorem states that when designing databases you consider three...”
– The Challenges of Latency
Ask Your Doctor About mod_rails →
Yeah, I need to play around with mod_rails at some point.
“Did you know that Flickr optimizes all of their pages to render in sub 250ms?”
– Load Balancing & QoS with HAProxy - igvita.com
Erector →
This looks like an interesting Ruby ‘view’ framework.
Scaling a Microblogging Service →
An interesting dive into the scaling issues with a microblogging service (like Twitter). The author goes into why some of the proposed solutions may not actually work, such as the popular suggestion that a “distributed or federated service is the solution”. I recommend reading through all 3 parts.
“Ruby is on the other side of the fence. We can see it over there, rolling around...”
– Stevey’s Blog Rants: Rhino on Rails
“It’s no wonder we have Rubyists singing the praises their language and...”
– BC Squared
Lockdown →
This looks like it could be a useful way to implement authentication/permissions in a Rails’ app.
“So what’s happening? Java 7 is happening. And I encourage you all to go...”
– Stevey’s Blog Rants: Dynamic Languages Strike Back
“The sad fact is that, after trying nearly every GUI system on the planet, doing...”
– Profligacy: docs
“Most people who perform a job over a number of years will become experienced...”
– Stubbleblog » Blog Archive » Deliberate Practice
“My second take-away, watching the presentations’ sample code: there was way too...”
– ongoing · RESTful JavaOne
“Down in the big Java One trade-show, there was a “SOA village”, where all the...”
– ongoing · RESTful JavaOne
Ruby’s global variables →
A good list of what all the global variables in Ruby hold. Global variables in Ruby ususally rub me a bit due to their obscure nature, but they can be handy in certain cicrumstances (ones I like - $!, $&, $1, $2…).
I Am So Sick Of "Social" →
It seems this sort of thing happens every few years. AJAX, anyone?
Learning Erlang →
Some nice tips for Erlang.
Information Design Patterns →
A really good collection of patterns for visualizing and interacting with data.
The benefits of drinking beer every day →
Haha, this is great.
My Little Underground - Commands →
Ah, these are nice. Something tells me some of my co-workers my be offended if I hung them up, though.
“That’s why we prioritize on factors like simplicity, speed, and fair prices....”
– Focusing on permanent features in both real estate and business
Seven Do’s And Three Don’ts For Creating New Web... →