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Random Links #149

Daniel — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:18:56 +0000

jQuery Plugin Roundup 3: gameQuery, hotkeys, qTip
I should give gameQuery a try
Programmers: What To Do If You Get Fired
Amusing read (while promoting a product)
Flash and Standards: The Cold War of the Web
No bashing. Constructive article.

Random Links #148

Daniel — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:47:36 +0000

VcsSurvey
Martin Fowler with VCS survey data
IE6 Funeral
It’s over. Finally.
A Simple Step-by-Step Reportlab Tutorial
PDF creation with Python

Random Links #147

Daniel — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:39:04 +0000

Developer Certification WTF?
two.java -> 30.000 Lines Of Code ???
Embiggen Your Brain with gbrainy
games! games! games! but these are hard ones.
US Patent: Linked List
WTF!!!

Random Links #146

Daniel — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:12:15 +0000

Why I’m leaving Subversion for Git
Another switch …
On Small Applications
Does something even exist?
The Python String Concatenation Shootout
And does this really matter?

Random Links #145

Daniel — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:19:17 +0000

Vim Plugins You Should Know About, Part VII: ragtag.vim (formerly allml.vim)
The next notable vim plugin!
Third coding dojo
Coding as a martial art?
cloth simulation
Try also the other experiments. Awesome stuff.

Random Links #144

Daniel — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:25:36 +0000

Stay focused, keep the motivation. Try it at least.

PragPub Issue 9, March 2010
PragProg’s freshest magazine
Alternatives for Maven, Building With Less Frustration
throw away these clumsy xml files
Java’s new keyword
Insights into classloader stuff

Random Links #143

Daniel — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:53:43 +0000

Inspiring talks
DHH and Guy Kawasaki with brilliant speeches
Getting started with Python development tools
Tools! Tools! Tools!
DreamPie
The better python shell

Random Links #142

Daniel — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:15:22 +0000

IT job trends – Which technologies you should learn next
No predictions, just plain statistics. Great information
Coding with JDK7
Nice stuff, but no killer feature here
How to umount when the device is busy
… without force

Random Links #141

Daniel — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:59:55 +0000

My Future of Web Frameworks Presentation
Nice overview about what was and what (maybe) will be.
Kann man Google irgendwie entkommen?
Pfu. Schwierige Aufgabe. Bin schon gespannt auf weitere Schritte.
Speed up your dev cycle with git
Switching from a central to a distributed SCM can (and probably will) be mind-blowing.

Random Links #140

Daniel — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:51:39 +0000

How Ruby Manages Memory and Garbage Collection
Nice educational stuff
FireRainbow
News from the firefox/firebug plugin side
Branching Strategies: When To Branch And Merge
with a follow-up: Branching Strategies: The Cost Of Branching And Merging