January 2011
7 posts
“The best software should be understated and unobtrusive.”
– Programming is not a craft « DanNorth.net
An absolute must-read!
(via Instapaper)
“[Birds] are not all smart - there are too many species and variations for that -...”
– Alex Vlack in the epilogue to Andrew Zuckerman’s “Bird”
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Feature Branches
When I am creating a new feature for an app, I sometimes realize halfway through that the way I am building it, is not the proper way to do so. Or the specification changes. Or there was a misunderstanding. Or there’s an unexpected bug that needs to be fixed and go onto the production server as soon as possible.
Then, when you did all development on the main branch (we use Git, so...
“For example, the word “Google” is usually the top query at other...”
– Mental Models (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox)
Have you ever asked yourself this question? Have you ever given computer support via phone? Have you ever wondered why “normal” people do not understand the simplest most obvious things when it comes to software? I know I did!
This...
Maniacal Rage: Time for a Change →
maniacalrage:
Here’s the frustrating thing about Tumblr: If you ignore all the downtime, errors, server outages and all that annoying stuff, which took sites down for nearly two full days recently and still continues to crop up regularly—if you somehow ignore all of that—simple things still don’t work properly, like the queue.
Sad but true. I have the same problems with the queue. It’s...
“My practice is rooted in minimalism. If someone’s really trying to get something...”
– One on One: Andrew Zuckerman (via Instapaper)