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Notes on Programming
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Built a cool feature that let's you annotate local builds and send it straight to your agent. You don't have to touch the CLI at all.
May 2020
Is there a service I can connect to @zapier that takes URL and returns the readable version of that page? Something like the Pocket read view.
Nov 2019
Even though I have IA Writer on my personal computer, I've found myself doing most of my writing in VS @Code. I'm not entirely sure why though. solomon.io
Oct 2019
I recently decided to see if I could turn Visual Studio @code into a decent Markdown Editor. Oh, man it's an exceptional option. Wrote a bit about my settings and extensions yesterday. solomon.io
Jul 2019
This is cool.
Ivan Reese@spiralganglion
This is my new project, Hest.
• A drawing tool with visual programming features.
• Everything is both code and data.
• Execution happens in time and space.
• You control time.
Here it is doing "shitty math" — where your operators are little boxes. #screenshotsaturday
Nov 2016
It would be cool if bills had a version control like git. That way everyone could see who authored or changed what.
My conversation with @hellorubyworld author @lindaliukas on teaching children about technology. buff.ly
How Mike Perham built Sidekiq to an $80,000 per month business indiehackers.com
Oct 2016
What is the best way to segment multiple ranges from a larger single range? buff.ly
Sep 2016
Jan 2016
Rails Engineers, do you use Active Admin or Rails Admin? What's the reasoning behind your choice?
Good engineers shouldn't reinvent the wheel, poor ones should do it frequently.
About 60% of software engineers don't have a CS degree techcrunch.com
Dec 2015
@meteorjs You guys should add the steps 'meteor remove blaze-html-templates' and 'meteor remove ecmascript' to your angular tutorial.
Sep 2015
Very cool project—Sex, Circuits & Deep House bunniestudios.com
Aug 2015
Deployment
A Twitter bot programmed to win contests. hscott.net
Jun 2015
How did game developers pack entire games into so little memory twenty five years ago? - Quora buff.ly
May 2015
Successfully updated my telescope app to v.20, pretty proud of myself.
This mobile rotary phone is an awesome project. stavros.io
Apr 2015
This French tech school has no teachers, no books, no tuition buff.ly
Mar 2015
I love stuff like this—The Book of Shaders buff.ly
Feb 2015
The more you refactor, the more you refactor.
The story of the magic switch. news.ycombinator.com
Dec 2014
PSA: You can't have more than 10 years of experience with Ruby on Rails! strategic-options.com
The resource leak bug of our civilization countercomplex.blogspot.com
Nov 2014
I've shared this before, but if you're new to Linux File permissions checkout chmodcalc.com.
Just in case you happen to need help with your Linux file permissions. chmodcalc.com
So I built something new last night—a chmod calaculator to help me figure out and learn Unix file permissions. chmodcalc.com
Oct 2014
Incase you missed it, I posted a fantastic interview with @lindaliukas this week. signaltower.co
I talk with @railsgirls founder @lindaliukas about inspiring a generation of programmers.
signaltower.co
Sep 2014
Since when did the Facebook app submission process become such a pain in the ass?
What is the best way to learn how to code? Learn from Side Projects solomon.io
Aug 2014
Haha! Commit Logs From Last Night—Because real hackers pivot two hours before their demo. abe.is
I don't play Minecraft, but things like this are absolutely incredible—A Fully Funcitonal 1KB Hard Drive in Minecraft imgur.com
The case of the 500-mile email ibiblio.org
Jul 2014
The developer’s dystopian future the-pastry-box-project.net
Jun 2014
A sign of specialty schools eating away at the edges of traditional universities—Kaplan to buy Dev Bootcamp buff.ly
May 2014
Apr 2014
Valve open sources Half-Life? What are the chances EA does something similar ? github.com
Last years post on April Fools pranks for developers
Mar 2014
Devs of reddit, we have a winner! reddit.com
More awesome contests—Develop a Race Car AI—I can't wait to have my own NASCAR team of bots. helloworldopen.com
This is cool—someone got Quake III working on Raspberry Pi raspberrypi.org
Flash is dead, long live OpenFL! gamedeveloper.com
Feb 2014
All aboard the Flappy Bird train! If you're looking to get into mobile game dev Flappy Bird clones are in. buff.ly
Security lessons in online poker—when random isn't random enough lauradhamilton.com
Jan 2014
The government does not need a monopoly on learning—California regulator seeks to shut down 'learn to code' bootcamps buff.ly
You know what? If this kid gets kicked out of Yale, I don't think he'll have any issues finding a job. haufler.org
This is cool—Building an Open Source Nest Thermostat blog.spark.io
OK, making Twitter bots is a lot of fun. Check out my friend @SamBot6
One weird trick to help you learn how to program. buff.ly
Know what dedication looks like? Check out @JenniferDewalt 's commit history.
Dec 2013
Nov 2013
Software and Beurocracy have no business together—The events leading up to the healthcare.gov launch. buff.ly
One of the biggest challenges in the software industry isn't making something complex, but making it simple.
Oct 2013
Real hackers write notes in markdown.
Looking for a similar coffee mug, but with CoffeeScript instead of JavaScript. i.imgur.com
Never. Build on. Proprietary. Software. Ever.
Sep 2013
So, casino hackathons are a thing? eventbrite.com
Aug 2013
Nerds everywhere are drooling — Magic: The Gathering API mtgapi.com
A list of freely available programming books buff.ly
Jul 2013
I can't help but crack a smile when someone refers to code as JavaScripts, and jQuerys — Add some Pythons in there for good measure.
This is brilliant — 180 websites in 180 days. Today is 115.http:/ blog.jenniferdewalt.com
Wow, awesome idea - raspberry pi + pico projector
+ tackle box = camping media center.
Jun 2013
Bitmaker Labs: A lesson in what’s wrong with Canadian tech education ca.finance.yahoo.com
Easily add an NSA backdoor to any rails app! github.com
Today I wrote a small PHP application with enough if statements to make @money_mikec smile.
Are coders worth it? In today's world, web developers have it all: money, perks, freedom, respect. aeon.co
Semicolons continue to be the bane of my existence. #codegrammar
Apr 2013
Mar 2013
Things happen. But I wish companies were as transparent as GitHub. github.com
The apprentice programmer and a tale of alternative education by @Shopify founder @tobi tobi.lutke.com
Jan 2013
"Designers Will Code" by @irondavy medium.com
Dec 2012
It's been fun learning Rails @37signals . I'm gonna miss this place.
Nov 2012
Thoughts on The Starter League from one of my classmates @jasonfried 37signals.com
Why I chose to take a rails class at The Starter League. builtinchicago.org via @BuiltInChicago
The more I learn about #RubyonRails the more I start to understand why CSS works.
The only rule of Facebook Hackathon - build whatever you want.
En route to the Facebook Midwest Hackathon.
Oct 2012
Design concept for a new analytics project built on Rails. samuelrsolomon.com
4th place in @enova No Limit Code'em. Congrats on getting 2nd @money_mikec !
So guess what magically worked this morning @NicholasHould ? github.com
Week Two at @StarterLeague - My first Rails application samuelrsolomon.com
Thoughts on my first week at the @starterleague samuelrsolomon.com
Sep 2012
The 2 Biggest Mistakes I Made When Learning to Code suneelius.com via @suneelius
Jan 2012
Make 2012 the year you learn to code codeyear.com #codeyear
Oct 2011
Cool program for those interesting in learning how to code.
codecademy.com via @Codecademy