Apple’s iOS7 Native JavaScript Bridge
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The IDE as a value
In my last post I talked about building a game in ClojureScript using a Component-Entity-System engine and I hinted that the ideas that underly that architecture inspired how we designed Light Table . The reason why stems from the architectural goals of the project:
Introducing "Functional JavaScript"
A few years ago I got the idea that it would be fun to implement a variant of Scheme targeting the JVM. During my search for different ways to implement numerics I looked deeply at the implementation of two languages: JScheme and a little-known language Clojure . During my explorations with these two languages and the…
The Quickest Wins in SEO
Want to punch above your weight in the SEO game? This lesson will walk through some quick wins when it comes to your SEO strategy, from quick technical fixes to ongoing optimization strategies.
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.
What Manning Revealed
A blog about media, politics, music, film, culture, by Greg Mitchell.
Of Wizards and Magical Machines (2012)
People want things to be cheaper and easier and faster than they are. That doesn’t seem very extraordinary, does it? I mean, it’s not really news. In fact, the opposite would be news…
Why didn't we patent the spreadsheet? Were we stupid? (1999)
We didn't patent VisiCalc at Software Arts because you really couldn't patent software prior to 1981, and VisiCalc was shown to the public in 1979.
Automated License Plate Readers Threaten Our Privacy
Co-Authored with Peter Bibring, Senior Staff Attorney at the ACLU of Southern California Law enforcement agencies are increasingly using sophisticated cameras, called “automated license plate readers” or ALPR, to scan and record the license plates of millions of cars across the country. These...
Clearer Conditionals using De Morgan's Laws
Ever seen a hard-to-parse conditional like this? def allow_access_to_site? ...
Go vs C++: Ray tracer (part 3)
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Thoughts on Colocation
After a week of slogging servers around northern California, I thought a brain dump on colocation might be useful to readers, and to future me.
Bypassing Gogo’s Inflight Internet Authentication
Two weeks ago I attended SIGCSE 2012 in Raleigh, NC. The plane on my return flight had Internet access through Gogo’s Inflight Internet. While I think it’s incredibly awesome that Internet access is readily available to those who travel by plane, I personally feel it is not worth …
Best Firefox Add-ons of 2013
Every month, a committee of Firefox volunteers — who really, REALLY love Firefox Add-ons — puts their time and effort into finding the best new ...
ClojureScript Core.async Todos
Edit: The following post is still a great way to learn about how core.async works. However, it is not a good example of how to write a web application unless you are just exploring and having fun. There are many good times to be had playing with core.async and I highly recommend giving the examples in this post a try.