All jots on programming


Fun. Built most of a small mobile webservice this weekend. Node.js, Mongo, and JQuery Mobile. May actually finish it and user, too!
I need help with some php codes.
I need a simple way of using php to crop pictures.
In general, I find heavily commented source files imposing to read.
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I think this is one of the most inspiring thing I've ever seen: Bret Victor - Inventing on Principle http://bit.ly/zhzVZI
I make explosion noises w/ my mouth when I delete code.
It's not that the code is buggy, but it has stored a lot of potential bugginess.
Oh man. Wicked little side effect, too. This method would be a tasty little example for a refactoring class.
No wait, I was wrong. The accumulator changes names twice. *face palm*
This method has it all. Multiple responsibilities, multiple exit points, and the accumulator name changes at some point.
So many cool languages out there, but Ruby's still the One for me. #justsayin'
ClojureKoans, The Linux Programming Interface, and vim macros. Hope my wife didn't have any plans for the long weekend :)
Oh look, I just bought another software book I won't have time to read. Fantastic :)
Refactoring the Winchester House of classes. They just kept adding code until the spirits were appeased.
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I finally found the options in chrome to log xhr requests and preserve log upon navigation. Sorry, Firefox, we'll be spending less time together. That gear icon in the chrome console means something! http://imgur.com/5xPWl
I wish http://pusher.com was available when I was in school and toying with multi-player game programming.
Lots of iOS development this weekend. Feeling a lot more comfortable.

Also getting more familiar with the awesomeness of Ruby on Rails. Still a ton to learn, but making progress with a few really simple test projects.
Any of you ever write a chrome extension or app using the Gmail API?
Earn Achievements while you code (in Visual Studio). Awesome idea! Channel 9 http://bit.ly/y7HfRB
finally took the time to go over the http://rust-lang.org tutorial.

...fucking awesome :P
We don't know where we're going but we're making great time!
For developers who are deeply challenged stylistically (like me), projects like twitter bootstrap are a godsend for, you know, bootstrapping an application.
the number open-source project ideas I want to work on is now up to six >_<. halp!