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May 18
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» SQLChess - A tutorial on thinking in sets - SQL Server Information at SQLTeam.com
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» rc3.org: When deployments go wrong
When deployments go wrong
May 14
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» Labnotes » The inevitable migration of framework coders
May 13
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» This picture of Roger cracks me up.
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» Farewell To GCJ, Sun Hires GCJ Architect For JavaFX - Weiqi Gao's Observations
May 12
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“ C18 Processor Features * 18-bit stack oriented engine * Runs VentureForth™ programming language as native code * Executes 1 VentureForth instruction / ns * 64 words RAM / 64 words ROM * Automatic sleep mode at
— IntellaSys Products | www.intellasys.net
May 09
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“ I haven’t heard of an IDE better than Visual Studio. Do Perl and Python developers even HAVE an IDE, or do they just use vim or Emacs?” I haven’t heard of any walker better than the Segway. Do legs even have gyroscopes or steering wheel, or do the operators just sort of flay them about on the ground?
— Coding Horror: Giving Up on Microsoft
May 07
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“ Ever since The Pragmatic Programmer, learning new languages has become a very fashionable thing among programmers. It’s important to realize that the goal isn’t fluency in every language under the sun. The goal isn’t keeping up with the latest trends, either. The goal is good programming
— Giles Bowkett: Languages Only Do So Much
May 04
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» How I Learned to Shoot the Engineers and Ship the Product (by guest blogger Andy Lawrence) « //engtech
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May 03
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» The Radar backchannel argues that S3 and iTunes are micropayments. No, micropayments were designed to be fractions of a cent and much lower friction than clicking on a Buy Now button.