April 2010
39 posts
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How to be a Programmer: A Short, Comprehensive,... →
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The Current (Relatively) Comprehensive Web Dev... →
ultimatenerd:
Great compilation of tools every web dev should know about, from HTML to CSS to JS and more. Links, demos, books, everything. Awesome.
Thanks for the list, will need that sort of tools soon.
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Work when you feel like it →
Fitting to my posting from yesterday evening, this essay suggests that you can increase your productivity and focus if you only work when you really feel like it. Unnecessary to say that you need to be in the position to be able to do that, e.g. be your own boss.
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dawiiz asked: I think I sent you one... did you get it?
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The real meaning of success -- and how to find it.
I’m just reading an old Fast Company article titled “What Should I Do With My Life?“ by Po Bronson (who actually also is the author of a book titled the exact same way). He adresses one of my favorite subjects that buzzes in my head since last year, namely “Do what you love”, the search for a fulfilled and rewarding “work”-life and the ever present...
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jQuery Sparklines →
This jQuery plugin generates sparklines (small inline charts) directly in the browser using data supplied either inline in the HTML, or via javascript.
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Fractal Animation done with HTML5 and Canvas →
Amazing stuff that HTML5 …
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Facebook "Like" Button in my Tumblr
I just implemented a facebook “like” button into my permalink pages of my tumblr theme. I followed this guide but found out that there is a small mistake in the code of step 3. So here is my meta tag markup for step 3:
{block:PermalinkPage}<meta property=”og:title” content=”{block:PostSummary}{PostSummary} {/block:PostSummary}”>{/block:PermalinkPage}
For a demo follow this...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-25) →
Alter Bridge (12)
Foo Fighters (4)
Good Riddance (3)
Rise Against (3)
Darkest Hour (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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What I wish a Ruby programmer had told me one year... →
So a Saturday night, I turned off the light, locked the door and sealed the windows. It was time to check out this Japanese creation. […]
A few hours later, I had forgotten everything about Python. Stupid language. Ruby was where it was at, and I instantly started recommending it to all my code-buddies. It’s such an awesome language, why not spread the joy? They said I was a fanboy,...
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ie7-js →
IE7.js is a JavaScript library to make Microsoft Internet Explorer behave like a standards-compliant browser. It fixes many HTML and CSS issues and makes transparent PNG work correctly under IE5 and IE6.
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LOLCode →
davidkaneda:
Simple loop example:
HAI CAN HAS STDIO? I HAS A VAR IM IN YR LOOP UP VAR!!1 VISIBLE VAR IZ VAR BIGGER THAN 10? KTHXBYE IM OUTTA YR LOOP
KTHXBYE
Yes please. (via jayrobinson)
OMG, IT’S A TARP!
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Raphaël—JavaScript Library →
… gives cross browser SVG support that works all the way back to IE6. Total Win!
Be sure to also check this simple example.
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Shameless Selfpromotion
Recommend. Maybe?
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JS Fiddle →
ultimatenerd:
Great little test dev tool. Works pretty well, from what I can tell. Auto-indention, color-coding, ability to choose frameworks, separation of code. Awesome.
Neat-o! Will definitely be useful…
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HTML5* →
webkitbits:
Awesome overview of many different next-generation web technologies.
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Mastering CSS Coding: Getting Started →
Good roundup for me to getting back to the basics again…
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15 CSS Habits to Develop for Frustration-Free... →
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Basic Defensive Database Programming Techniques →
We can all recognise good-quality database code: It doesn’t break with every change in the server’s configuration, or on upgrade. It isn’t affected by concurrent usage, or high workload. In an extract from his forthcoming book, Alex explains just how to go about producing resilient TSQL code that works, and carries on working.
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Akihabara - HTML5 Gaming Engine →
It is a set of libraries, tools and presets to create pixelated indie-style 8/16-bit era games in Javascript that runs in your browser without any Flash plugin, making use of a small small small subset of the HTML5 features, that are actually available on many modern browsers.
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How to remove (drop) the partitioning of a SQL... →
I just tried to completely remove partitioning from one of my very large tables and it wasn’t as easy as I thought it would. You just don’t simply drop the partitioning scheme/function. The linked article describes howto do it right.
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Indexes and Constraints on a Partitioned Table
In a partitioned table, the partition column must be a part of:
The clustered index key.
The primary key.
Unique index and uniqueness constraint keys.
The partition column must be part of the clustered index key. This makes sense because one of the purposes of a clustered index is to physically organize the pages of a table, and partitioning affects the physical structure of a...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-18) →
The Prodigy (5)
Shadows Fall (4)
Beatsteaks (4)
Skindred (4)
Korn (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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The Top 15 Google Products for People Who Build... →
Check out some of the best Google products for developing, analyzing, maintaining and tinkering with websites.
I didn’t realize some of these tools in this article even existed.
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The Ultimate Guide To Getting Nowhere In Life →
Damnit, Irony!
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Fill Factor 101
Did you ever wonder what the term “fill factor” in conjunction with SQL Server means and were eager to understand it better? The following two part article series explains what the fill factor is and how to choose the right fill factor for your database.
Part 1: Understanding Fill Factor
Part 2: How to Size Fill Factor on an Index
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“Adam? …is there a reason your laptop is in the... →
Funny and interesting story about how you can save your precious data when your hard disk is going to fail.
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Instant Button Fun Collection →
The right button for every situation…
(via)
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CSS Sandbox →
davidkaneda:
A beautiful little tool from Pixelmatrix Design that lets you code and test CSS in real time.
Might come in handy anytime soon…
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Top 10 JQuery Tips and Tricks →
Note to brain: “Remember these!”
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SQL Server Database Partitioning Myths and Truths →
Some useful tips and tricks in this article I’m scanning through at the moment…
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0to255 →
0to255 is a simple tool that helps web designers find variations of any color.
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Every Black Hole Contains Another Universe? →
According to a mind-bending new theory, a black hole is actually a tunnel between universes—a type of wormhole. The matter the black hole attracts doesn’t collapse into a single point, as has been predicted, but rather gushes out a “white hole” at the other end of the black one, the theory goes.
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MS SQL Indexing Guidelines
If you ever come to struggle with indexing your database objects the most efficient and profound way and suddenly realize you lack some background knowledge (like me), I just found a great four part article series on Database Journal by Gregory A. Larsen:
Part 1: Database Indexing Development Lifecycle… Say What?
Part 2: The Dos and Dont’s of Database Indexing
Part 3: SQL Server...
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Update Rows in Large Tables Without Locking Out... →
Interesting little trick to avoid table locks when updating a complete large table in SQL Server 2005 and higher.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-4-4) →
The Chemical Brothers (10)
Slipknot (5)
Korn (3)
Strung Out (2)
Rage (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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AquaSnap →
You love the Windows 7 snap and shake features, are a “I-only-close-a-window-when-no-more-handles-are-available” type of desktop user and are forced to use a prior windows version at work? Snap! Don’t look any further, AquaSnap comes to the rescue. It even adds some new features the builtin snap feature doesn’t have, like resizing windows to halfscreen or quarter screen, or...