ashleytowers

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Clientless, solitary development equals shamelessness(richardjsimkins.com)
2 points by ashleytowers 14y ago|1 comments
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by ashleytowers 15y ago
Great article. I actually sat and listened to the budget and there was a lot of really positive stuff in there for businesses, it's just a shame so much it was overlooked because of the dust storm kicked up by the cut in the 50p top tax rat
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by ashleytowers 16y ago
"first time we've seen" Maybe they haven't been looking around - cough Clojure cough
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Visual tricks can make downloads seem quicker(newscientist.com)
5 points by ashleytowers 17y ago|0 comments
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by ashleytowers 17y ago
Doing all the rendering on the server side is certainly an interesting approach - however, I wonder if the speed comparison will be as favourable once that server is doing the rendering for millions of users!
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by ashleytowers 17y ago
This is the kind of thing that Adobe should be working on. Tools and libraries for a post Flash world.
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by ashleytowers 17y ago
Whilst this is interesting technology wise and may open impressive possibilities... so what? Without a solid install base why would I spend my time writing impressive software that is tied to this machine? Profit? No install base = no custo
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by ashleytowers 17y ago
I'm sure Microsoft want to see the back of Flash too. However, I suspect they would rather see Silverlight replace it than SVG!
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by ashleytowers 17y ago
I completely agree with this. It then leads to what you charge for your product - if 1% at $10 per month breaks even you'd need $20 at .5% and so on. But it's not even that simple - because demand and supply kicks in - if you charge more y
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by ashleytowers 17y ago
"puzzling because Windows 7 is one of the few Microsoft products that actually is somewhat fresh and not just a minor version bump" Interesting... granted I don't particularly follow Windows development, but my perception was that it is ex
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by ashleytowers 17y ago
The money an MBA costs would be better spent as seed capital to get something released! Even if your start up fails, it still could be cheaper than what you'd spend on the MBA and you'd have REAL experience.
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by ashleytowers 18y ago
Apologies - I read "in that the code doesn't live directly behind the GUI elements" as an inference that it lived somewhere else. I just wanted to add a clarification in case others read it the same way.
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by ashleytowers 18y ago
To be precise Interface Builder doesn't actually generate ANY code at all. You are manipulating in-memory objects and setting their properties. When you save your UI it's effectively just a serialized form of the objects you were playing wi
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Work on what you use and share the rest(loudthinking.com)
15 points by ashleytowers 18y ago|1 comments
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by ashleytowers 18y ago
I have always wanted to say 'my greatest weakness is Chocolate Cheesecake, can't get enough of it'. Seriously though, things I would consider weaknesses in one context are strengths in others. Integrity is generally a strength, but sometime
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The Ranting Rubyists(renaebair.com)
21 points by ashleytowers 18y ago|17 comments
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The Rails Myths(loudthinking.com)
34 points by ashleytowers 18y ago|9 comments
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by ashleytowers 18y ago
I'm uneasy with this development too. But, if the WWDC presentations were freely available it would be one less reason to go. Also, Apple give me Xcode and supporting tools for free - Microsoft charge lots for Visual Studio.
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10 Ways to Improve Usability When You Thought it Was Too Late(usabilityfriction.com)
6 points by ashleytowers 18y ago|1 comments
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The Kurt Cobain Guide to Startup Success(lateralaction.com)
3 points by ashleytowers 18y ago|0 comments
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by ashleytowers 18y ago
Sun's fate was always a concern before Java was GPL'd, but it is an entity in its own right now. So, whilst Sun is the lead cheerleader, should they fail there are enough big companies (IBM for one) heavily invested in Java that one of them
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Forgive your users; even when they are drunk(usabilityfriction.com)
4 points by ashleytowers 18y ago|1 comments
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How to make your user interface CRAP(usabilityfriction.com)
26 points by ashleytowers 18y ago|7 comments