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How D3 Selections Work
In the past I have presented simplified descriptions of D3 ’s selections, providing only enough detail to get started. This article takes a more comprehensive approach; rather than saying how to use selections , I will explain how selections are implemented . This may take longer to read, but it should dispel any…
The next generation of Instapaper
When I launched Instapaper in 2008, it was a very basic web app. It quickly expanded to define the pillars of the read-later market: a one-click “read later” bookmarklet, a web sync service, an adjustable text view optimized for reading, and an iPhone app with offline saving. I did almost everything myself, which…
Hacking Flask: A Success Story
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Machine Learning and Link Spam: My Brush With Insanity
Using machine learning to combat dirty link profiles can save hours of time and countless dollars spent on hand-checking web pages. In today's post, Ian Lurie walks us through a tale of successfully implementing machine learning, one step at a time.
“Right click and save as” needs to go away
Hi, I'm Jonathan! I'm a developer who's passionate about building great user interfaces.
Open Sans, how do we love thee?
If you’re sharp-eyed, you’ve noticed that we recently adopted Open Sans as our default typeface across WordPress.com. Type wonks know that Open Sans is a humanist sans-serif typeface. I…
Diving into AngularJS
Andy Appleton is a web developer based in Berkshire, UK.
A Comparison of Angular, Backbone, CanJS and Ember
Selecting a JavaScript MVC framework can be hard work. There are so many factors to consider and so many options out there that selecting a framework …
How to add Two-Factor Authentication to your website with Google Authenticator
Add Two-Factor Authentication To Your Website with Google Authenticator and Twilio SMS
Developer Tools Update – Firefox 22
This is the first in a series of posts published on or about the time a new Firefox version graduates from 'Nightly' status and becomes Firefox Aurora. We think that ...
An HTTP reverse proxy for realtime
Pushpin makes it easy to create HTTP long-polling, HTTP streaming, and WebSocket services using any web stack as the backend. It’s compatible with any framew...
Don't Copy-Paste from Website to Terminal
You surely know this: You're looking at some website with some useful shell commands. However, those commands are long as hell and you know you're probably not gonna need them for a few years or so (so there's no need to memorize them). So, what do you do? You copy-paste them. Here's an example: