Archive for February, 2007
A Language Called Wonton
Last week I had a little rant about the next big language, and it really got me thinking. Why don’t we have a better way of building form-based, database-backed websites?
Yes, I know. We have tons of ways. PHP, JSP, Perl, Python, ASP.NET, Ruby. HTML, Javascript, CSS. Dojo, AJAX, Script.aculo.us, […]
Posted: February 23rd, 2007 under Technology, Wonton.
Comments: 8
The 3 Kinds of IT Shops: Which is Yours?
IT culture is one of those things that is difficult to quantify but easy to feel. So much of what we do crosses multiple disciplines, and it is easy to think our workplaces are as nuanced and multi-dimensional as we are.
Not so.
In my time working at different companies and organizations, I have seen 3 […]
Posted: February 21st, 2007 under Personal.
Comments: 8
10 Tips for a Successful Software Blog
So you’ve decided to take the plunge. Reading Joel and Paul has inspired you to tell the world what you think. Where the industry is heading. What languages suck. Where Microsoft got it wrong, and why Google won’t.
You are going to start a software blog.
First, some ground rules. Blogging is […]
Posted: February 15th, 2007 under Personal.
Comments: 3
The Next Big Language, Revisited
Stevey Yegge has quite a few thoughts on what will constitute the Next Big Language. First, he warns people not to try to build it.
People are always asking me to comment on their new programming language they’re designing. I don’t know about you, but I find that pretty funny, given the general trend of […]
Posted: February 13th, 2007 under Technology.
Comments: 6
Want Passionate Employees? Get Out of the Way!
Great read over at Creating Passionate Users. Kathy Sierra laments how employers so often try to get employees passionate about the company when they should instead be focusing on how to get them passionate about the job they do.
The company should behave just like a good user interface — support people in doing […]
Posted: February 7th, 2007 under Business.
Comments: 1
Apple Is Really A Hardware Company
So the Vista launch has come and gone, and the good and bad reviews have both started to pour in. In addition to the comparisons to Windows XP, many of the reviews look at how Vista stacks up against Apple’s Mac OS X. This makes sense since the Apple OS is Microsoft’s only […]
Posted: February 5th, 2007 under Business.
Comments: 1
The Kult of Kevin
Ok, I admit it. I’m a little jealous.
Apparently, Kevin Rose had Digg.com built for $200. Or $700, or $200 plus a $1200 domain name, or 5 Big Mac value meals, supersized, depending on the source. In any event, it’s the steal of the century.
After reading though the comments on the article, I am surprised by […]
Posted: February 2nd, 2007 under Business.
Comments: none