david_a_r_kemp

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by david_a_r_kemp 15y ago
tldr: share hosting sucks
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by david_a_r_kemp 15y ago
Let me prefix this rant by saying I Love C# and .Net. I think it's a really good platform to build on, as demonstrated by it's growth outside of the Microsoft world. This article highlights why (good) C/C++ have such a hard time moving to C
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by david_a_r_kemp 15y ago
Yeah - lots of sites off of http://delootlondon.co.uk/ have independent donations, but they don't provide ongoing support for the communities who were hurt by this, or the individuals who had their houses and belongings destroyed.
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by david_a_r_kemp 15y ago
It seems such a shame that every new language has to learn this - I read a similar post relating to .Net a few years ago
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by david_a_r_kemp 15y ago
Think I'd rather wait until the API is released.
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by david_a_r_kemp 15y ago
From where I stand, G+ is about advertising - the more information Google have about you, the better they can target ads at you, and therefore the more likely you are to click on their ads, thereby making them money.
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by david_a_r_kemp 15y ago
The author strikes out at the "same language on the server and client" claim, which I think is a bit unfair. one of the great things about node.js for me is that it is (mostly) js, so I can crank it open and understand what's going on - thi
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by david_a_r_kemp 15y ago
Exactly - sometimes I'm happy for sites to know who am I, what toothpaste I like, etc, or for them to try to sell me stuff I might like. However, what I don't want is a tracking beacon, where one provider (Facebook spring to mind) track al
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by david_a_r_kemp 15y ago
Why do they save unit-testing until (nearly) last? It should be in the free sample, and it should be reinforced throughout the book.
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by david_a_r_kemp 15y ago
Wow: Chrome supports marquee tags
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by david_a_r_kemp 16y ago
It's pretty nice, but you might want to look at the edge refine too in Photoshop CS5 to get the cutouts a bit neater.
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by david_a_r_kemp 16y ago
It's a really nice idea, and well implemented, but it takes content away from the site/hides it with js, so it's not so useful for SEO.