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February 06, 2010
20:00
Twitters Development History Beautifully Visualized
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[415] Twitter just recently launched a new Twitter Engineering blog, and to kick things off, one team member, Ben Sandofsky, decided to share a video he made representing Twitter’s development history. The video was made using Code Swarm, a software tool used to visualize data.

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CSS3 Techniques You Should Know
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[353] Many of you have probably heard all the buzz around CSS3, but exactly which techniques can we use today? In this article I'll show you some different CSS3 techniques that work great in some of the leading browsers (i.e. Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera ), and how they will degrade well in the non-supported browsers (i.e. Internet Explorer).

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February 05, 2010
10:10
Vint Cerf Scares Web Dudes by Mentioning Time-sharing
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[259] ...watch this video of Vint Cerf (who has been credited as the father of the Internet) suddenly mention mainframe time-sharing in the middle of a chat on cloud-to-cloud operability.

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February 03, 2010
19:00
The end of SQL and relational databases?
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[464] The "NoSQL movement" and Cloud based data stores are striving to completely remove developers from a reliance on the SQL language and relational databases. Some developers think this is something new, but object databases appeared in the 1980s and Ray Ozzie started the commercial document-centric datastore business with LotusNotes.

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February 02, 2010
15:10
Confirmed: Facebook Debuts Homegrown PHP Compiler
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[589] Several anonymous sources have confirmed that Facebook has indeed been making some changes to the basic PHP runtime environment. It will increase speed by around 80% and offer a just-in-time compilation engine that will offer a number of advantages.

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January 31, 2010
1:20
If you want a job, build an iPad App
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[347] An interesting tidbit of jobs data came out this week from the IEEE-USA, which said the total pool of employed software engineers fell by nearly 2%. Are they retiring, leaving the workforce, or just building iPhone and iPad apps down at the local coffeeshop?

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January 26, 2010
7:50
9 Tips For Working with MySQL Databases
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[553] MySQL is a fantastic choice for any new developer, because of its open source nature, wide support and abundance of tutorials available on the subject.Here are some great tips to improve your MySQL coding, and to help you save time.

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January 22, 2010
16:30
Review: Firefox 3.6 brings joy to Web devs, not just users
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[918] Mozilla has officially released Firefox 3.6, a significant update of the popular open source Web browser. Ars takes a hands-on look at the new version and the enhancements that it offers for Web developers and regular end users.

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Web's inventor unveils government data project
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[379] The target is to kickstart a new wave of services that find novel ways to make use of the information.

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January 21, 2010
14:20
IF Statements vs. Loops: A Pratical Example (PIC)
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[1223] Who said programming was all numbers? Here's a formula you can use.

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January 08, 2010
17:20
Why you should use OpenGL and not DirectX
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[2983] Often, when we meet other game developers and say that we use OpenGL for our game Overgrowth, we're met with stares of disbelief -- why would anyone use OpenGL? DirectX is the future.

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January 04, 2010
17:30
Internet Speeds And Costs From Around The World
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December 27, 2009
9:00
We Are Not Liable For Anything (Pic)
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Going Nuts with CSS Transitions
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[246] The advent calendar for web geeks. Each day throughout December we publish a daily dose of web design and development goodness to bring you all a little Christmas cheer.

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December 16, 2009
1:20
Very impressive 3d business card with augmented reality
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[310] At first glance this appears to be a CGI post process. AR Business Card AR BusinessIs this real?

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December 13, 2009
0:52
Google's Big December Code Freeze
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[432] apparently Google has a “code freeze” policy that goes in place sometime in December. If you don’t get your product/service out the door by then, it gets pushed til when the freeze is lifted, likely sometime in the new year. A few Googlers confirmed this policy off-the-record, but all seemed concerned about publicly acknowledging it.

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December 12, 2009
12:40
33 Must Read CSS3 Tips, Tricks, Tutorial Sites and Articles
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[549] This article is big summary featuring the most useful CSS3 Tips, tricks articles as well as tutorials and just great tools for learning! Enjoy!

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December 07, 2009
3:40
Everything you need to know about HTML5
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[848] What's new in HTML5 and what happened to XHTML2?

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December 03, 2009
21:40
100+ Open Courseware Collections for Aspiring Web Devs
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[445] If youre looking to break into the web dev industry, start your own development and design business, or learn a few new skills to remain a competitive force in your field, you dont necessarily have to go back to school and pay for an expensive degree.

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December 02, 2009
21:00
Digg Bets Big On A New API
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[466] The social media company aims to make developing for its platform easier.

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November 25, 2009
6:20
New language features in Java 7
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[517] An update was given on the new language changes that will be in Java 7. The JDK currently has a release date of September 2010.

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November 16, 2009
11:20
The Man Who Made You Put Away Your Pen
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[517] When was the last time you actually set pen to paper and mailed off a personal letter to someone? It's probably been awhile — and the man to blame is Ray Tomlinson.

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November 14, 2009
6:30
Madoff’s Coders Charged With Aiding Massive Ponzi Scheme
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[394] Two programmers who worked for convicted fraudster Bernard Madoff have been arrested and charged with providing technical support for the massive Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of an estimated $65 billion.

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November 13, 2009
0:11
Visualizing 'Choose Your Own Adventure' Books
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[539] To get a sense for the distribution of pages within the actual CYOA books, I've prepared a dataset of 12 books. They earliest date from 1979 and at the later edge are a handful from 1986. They are laid out chronologically (or according to series order for books released in the same year) with the oldest at the top left and more recent books below.

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November 12, 2009
9:40
The Go Programming Language
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[505] o is a new experimental systems programming language intended to make software development fast. Our goal is that a major Google binary should be buildable in a few seconds on a single machine. The language is concurrent, garbage-collected, and requires explicit declaration of dependencies. Simple syntax and a clean type system support a number of

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Google Launches Its Own 'Go' Programming Language
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[913] "Google has introduced its new experimental programming language Go, which aims to combine speedy application development through simplified coding with high-speed program execution."

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November 11, 2009
22:50
Programmer 101: Teach Yourself How to Code
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[1186] You've always wanted to learn how to build software yourself—or just whip up an occasional script—but never knew where to start. Luckily, the web is full of free resources that can turn you into a programmer in no time.

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November 07, 2009
7:30
Rite of Passage (COMIC)
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[702] That's how it always starts...

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November 04, 2009
22:11
Google Chrome Gets Bookmark Syncing
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[366] The latest Chrome beta build ushers in a great new feature: bookmark syncing. If you use multiple computers, or even just appreciate a cloud backup of your browser bookmarks, this feature will be a boon.

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November 03, 2009
15:03
Interview with a Digg.com Software Engineer: Kurt Wilms
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[330] Kurt Wilms isa a Computer Science major from The University of Minnesota, a very intelligent software engineer who provides some insight into the Digg lifestyle. What it’s like on a day to day basis, what it’s like to design applications for Digg, and a whole lot more.

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November 02, 2009
16:50
You Don’t Need Any Plugins to Stop Comment Spam
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[339] One of the biggest WordPress myths is that you need a bunch of plugins to control comment spam. WordPress is well-equipped to handle the job all by itself. Plugins may provide additional anti-spam functionality, but they are by no means essential to running a spam-free site.

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November 01, 2009
10:00
Solving Sudoku Using a Single SQL Query
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[752] Oracle Database 11g Release 2 introduces a new feature called Recursive Subquery Factoring. Here is an example of it, being used to solve a Sudoku!

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Twitters Development History Beautifully Visualized

CSS3 Techniques You Should Know

Vint Cerf Scares Web Dudes by Mentioning Time-sharing

The end of SQL and relational databases?

Confirmed: Facebook Debuts Homegrown PHP Compiler

If you want a job, build an iPad App

9 Tips For Working with MySQL Databases

Review: Firefox 3.6 brings joy to Web devs, not just users

Web's inventor unveils government data project

IF Statements vs. Loops: A Pratical Example (PIC)

Why you should use OpenGL and not DirectX

Internet Speeds And Costs From Around The World

We Are Not Liable For Anything (Pic)

Going Nuts with CSS Transitions

Very impressive 3d business card with augmented reality

Google's Big December Code Freeze

33 Must Read CSS3 Tips, Tricks, Tutorial Sites and Articles

Everything you need to know about HTML5

100+ Open Courseware Collections for Aspiring Web Devs

Digg Bets Big On A New API

New language features in Java 7

The Man Who Made You Put Away Your Pen

Madoff’s Coders Charged With Aiding Massive Ponzi Scheme

Visualizing 'Choose Your Own Adventure' Books

The Go Programming Language

Google Launches Its Own 'Go' Programming Language

Programmer 101: Teach Yourself How to Code

Rite of Passage (COMIC)

Google Chrome Gets Bookmark Syncing

Interview with a Digg.com Software Engineer: Kurt Wilms

You Don’t Need Any Plugins to Stop Comment Spam

Solving Sudoku Using a Single SQL Query