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Clipperz and Zero-Knowledge Online Password Management

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:02:26 -0800

Clipperz and Zero-Knowledge Online Password Management:

The latest in Jon Udell’s excellent podcast series is an interview with clipperz.com’s Marco Barulli about the tool and its use of zero-knowledge online password management (aka the…

It takes real balls to do it right

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:06:49 -0800

It takes real balls to do it right:

It does not take a genius to realize that I (and most others on this blog) are fans of JetBrains. But what it may take a genius to realize is it takes balls to do what JetBrains does with their…

What's in a name (again)?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:06:48 -0800

What's in a name (again)?:

I have possibly foolishly decided to stop resisting the urge to port Joda Time to .NET. For those of you who are unaware, “use Joda Time” is almost always the best answer to any question involving…

Noda Time is born

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:06:48 -0800

Noda Time is born:

There was an amazing response to yesterday’s post – not only did readers come up with plenty of names, but lots of people volunteered to help. As a result, I’m feeling under a certain amount of…

Audrey Roy Wins the App Engine + Twilio Developer Contest

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:49:07 -0800

Audrey Roy Wins the App Engine + Twilio Developer Contest:

Congratulations to Audrey Roy — her “Price It By Phone” application won the Google App Engine + Twilio developer contest that ran from September 21st to October 4th. Audrey will…

iFanbase Halloween 2009 Pictures Are HERE!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:14:35 -0800

iFanbase Halloween 2009 Pictures Are HERE!:

by Gordon Strain

Halloween has come and gone - but at least we have pictures!

The iFanbase came out strong again this year with some great costumes. Thanks to everybody that submitted their…

Greg Wilson: The Greatest Failing of High School Science

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:42:29 -0800

Greg Wilson: The Greatest Failing of High School Science:

I don’t care exactly what science is taught in high schools, so long as people learn that:

The universe works according to rules.
If we ask questions carefully and humbly, we can find out what…

Introducing Closure Tools

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:42:29 -0800

Introducing Closure Tools:

Millions of Google users worldwide use JavaScript-intensive applications such as Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Maps. Like developers everywhere, Googlers want great web apps to be…

Automapper Auto Profile Registration.

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:30:45 -0800

Automapper Auto Profile Registration.:

On some of our projects we have been experimenting with smaller AutoMapper profiles. The idea is that it is easier to digest a smaller profile. We have gone so far as creating a profile for…

MVC Application Extensibility with MVC Turbine

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:30:45 -0800

MVC Application Extensibility with MVC Turbine:

The whole purpose of MVC Turbine is to make the development of an MVC application easy and streamlined. This can be done through the use of a new feature of V2 called “Blades”. Essentially, a…

It’s Okay To Write Unit Tests

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:30:45 -0800

It’s Okay To Write Unit Tests:

I hate these posts. I hate them because I feel like I am drawing attention to another post which made me cringe a little bit. But I think that reacting to these posts is good, because having a…

Riot.js: JavaScript port of the lean fast unit test framework

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:56:06 -0800

Riot.js: JavaScript port of the lean fast unit test framework:

Riot started as a lean Ruby unit test framework with tests that have a style like this:

PLAIN TEXT

RUBY:

Preserving Our Digital Pre-History

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:56:05 -0800

Preserving Our Digital Pre-History:

I’ve spent a significant part of my life online. Not just on the internet, I mean, but on modems and early, primitive online communities. Today’s internet is everything we couldn’t have possibly…

jQuery Bondage

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:56:05 -0800

jQuery Bondage:

When your browser freezes on you on some random web page, there’s a pretty good chance its caused by the very JavaScript designed to improve your experience.

Good ‘ole JavaScript performance….

11 Ways Wireless Providers Screw You Over

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:36:51 -0800

11 Ways Wireless Providers Screw You Over:

Why are people are so universally unhappy about their wireless providers? Here are 11 reasons.

Pearl Jam Disguised as Devo Perform Whip It

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:27:21 -0800

Pearl Jam Disguised as Devo Perform Whip It:

A pretty funny Pearl Jam Halloween appearance.

Underscore.js

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:43:42 -0800

Underscore.js

Dependency Injection and Inversion of Control are not rocket surgery

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:22:41 -0800

Dependency Injection and Inversion of Control are not rocket surgery

A State of the Web via October Tweets

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:48:09 -0800

A State of the Web via October Tweets:

A lot of great news is coming in via Twitter. I make a lot of Ajax comments under @dalmaer and wanted to give you a roundup on the month of October via Tweets. Always interesting to take a glance…

OAuth Enhancements

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:48:08 -0800

OAuth Enhancements:

Google has recently added three important enhancements to our OAuth support:

The ability to use OAuth without registration
Support for software apps installed on a computer or mobile phone
…