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Sep 01

Random Links #259

Better Configuration Files
We should have a common convention here
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the New Axis of Evil (Oracle)
Well, I don’t know
50 Amazing Free Icon Sets
Lot’s of (high quality) Icons again

Aug 30

Random Links #257

Can You Be Too Old For Software Development?
No – passion is not age related
Swarmation
“Get into the formation before the countdown expires.” – brilliant
RubyDoc.info: Good Looking, Up-To-Date Ruby Documentation
Documentation for all gems on rubygems.org
Free Wireframing Kits, UI Design Kits, PDFs and Resources
What a huge, high quality collection

Aug 27

Random Links #255

The anatomy of a crash, part I, Part II, Part III and Part IV
A corrupt firmware update caused a major downtime of hattrick.org, maybe the world largest online football manager game
Warning! Deadlines are closer than they appear
Andy Hunt’s newest warning sign
a brief guide to life
less work, more play?

Aug 25

Random Links #253

Why Does Simplicity Escape Programmers?
Signed. And I love the ‘Cosmic rays’ story.
I’ve found my software as cracked download on Internet, what to do?
A recently closed stackoverflow question with lots of comments and answers. Interesting and entertaining!
ShiceWM – “Shiki-Colors” für/for IceWM
Gibt’s das auch in khaki? SCNR

Aug 22

Random Links #250

Waste #1: Partially Done Work
The second half of the article is the better one
Quotes of the Week
BDUF edition?
HTML 5 – Periodic Table of the Elements
All html 5 tags in a periodic table. Nice.

Aug 18

Random Links #249

Google Shows the Future of Browser Games
Together with a (Chrome) App Store. Great!
Comments are the Devil
“.. whenever you’re considering using comments to make things easier, try again ..” - I totally agree
Über den Tellerrand: elementary OS
Muss es denn wirklich gleich ein neues OS sein? Trotzdem interessanter Artikel.

Aug 17

Random Links #248

Good Practices for Rich Web Applications
Quite interesting stuff! Nice.
What is the difference between a framework and a library?
This answer is great.
12 Things A Programmer Really Needs To Know
Sad but true. At least some of the points.

Aug 12

Random Links #245

Get an ebook reader
I never heard of the Bebook Neo, but I’m really happy with my kindle.
“My husband is a programmer; I have no idea what that means.”
Lovely. Feel free to ask my wife the language(s) question <3
First SMS Trojan detected for smartphones running Android
Malware on my Phone. No…..

Aug 12

Random Links #244

Groovy Goodness: Simple File Renaming
Simple and effective
9 Productivity Techniques for Freelancers
Also valid for non freelancers
Don’t Parse That XML!
Ok, I’m curious now. Hmm…

Aug 11

Random Links #243

The Great Vim / TextMate Debate: Opinion #56
Nice story (with the obvious pitfalls) of a successful switcher. With good tips for avoiding these pitfalls.
Vimperator: Use Firefox the Vim Way
“:q” for Firefox.
Death to Best Practices
“Don’t blindly follow Best Practices”