jherdman

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   by jherdman 16y ago

   I can't shake the feeling that people that like CoffeeScript are those that don't "get" JavaScript (e.g. CoffeeScript's notion of a class, whereas JavaScript has none -- let go an embrace the prototypal object model). Further, most (if not
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   by jherdman 16y ago

   Really? Why ever not? What do they prefer?
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   by jherdman 16y ago

   Agreed. Also, { foo-bar: 'baz' } is not valid either. This is kind of a shame per the JSON argument as well.
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   by jherdman 16y ago

   You're right: the temptation to build from scratch is strong, and probably inappropriate. I think we're dealing with two fundamental problems: 1. Most developers don't grok JavaScript. The object model (prototype-based) really throws off a
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   by jherdman 16y ago

   Bloody amazing book. I just reread it a few weeks ago.
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   by jherdman 16y ago

   I'm not really sure this is HTML5. Looking at the source code, you don't see many of the hallmarks of HTML5. There HTML tag itself is distinctly XHTML 1.0 Strict, and the lack of any true HTML5 tags (e.g. SECTION, NAV) imply to me a hybrid
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   by jherdman 16y ago

   Autotest is not CI. A key component of a good CI setup is having a "pure" system that builds your application code. The purpose of this is to ensure that a machine, other than your own, can actually build your software. This is to reveal hi
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   by jherdman 16y ago

   I disagree. It's pretty obvious that though a great number of changes came through with Rails 3, one of the goals was to have a short uptake path. This is readily observed through the decision to maintain Prototype as the default JS library
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   by jherdman 16y ago

   You're probably right with respect to using a secondary device as the medium with which interactivity and TV content are brought together. Your last point is a pale shadow of a greater problem that PVRs are trying to solve. People are ipso
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    by jherdman 16y ago

    I had a really good conversation yesterday at the Dev Lunch in Toronto about so-called Smart TVs. Here's a quick summary: * TVs are about media consumption, not about interaction in the PC-sense of the word. * When one wants extra content o
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    by jherdman 16y ago

    I'm really not sure how I feel about this. I've been churning it over and over in my mind since I heard about this via the grapevine whilst in my favourite bar tonight. The only thing I've left with thinking is this: for better or worse, No
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    by jherdman 16y ago

    The title is misleading. Can this be edited to denote that this is only for Gmail and not a generic mail client?
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    by jherdman 16y ago

    * System Shock 2 * Tie Fighter
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    by jherdman 16y ago

    I'm waiting. Targeting Webkit is no better than targeting IE.
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    by jherdman 16y ago

    > If you don't, we're haggling over the price, not over the principle. Sure, haggle away. I see no problem with this. I don't see the need for Heroku (or anyone for that matter) to support a user's desire to haggle. I do think, however,
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    by jherdman 16y ago

    > Heroku should almost certainly have user defined cut off points. They should require every new user to set a maximum monthly bill to something they can afford (or "unlimited"). And then what? They shut you off? That would go over just
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    by jherdman 16y ago

    Why not? Did that not just humble you a bit with the sheer grace and awe yielded by hundreds of years of evolution? I don't know about you, but my world just got slightly more awesome knowing about this.
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    by jherdman 16y ago

    I take it this means you weren't around for The Dark Ages? The time when animated GIFs ran amuck, standards were wept for acceptance, and the kingdom of Geocities was strong?
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    by jherdman 16y ago

    Interesting, but dictionary.com and m-w.com claim that it's a contraction of "al(though) be it". * http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/albeit * http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/albeit
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    by jherdman 16y ago

    Yes, you're right, but "albeit" is the word you're looking for, not "all be it".
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    by jherdman 16y ago

    Yup. My company uses it amongst the devs to stay in touch. I also lurk on #nodejs.
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    by jherdman 16y ago

    Many thanks! I learned something new today.
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    by jherdman 16y ago

    Isn't this because the GPS on the iPhone is assisted and not true?
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    ECMAScript 5 Still Does Not Allow Subclassing an Array(perfectionkills.com)

    3 points by jherdman 16y ago|0 comments
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    by jherdman 16y ago

    Congrats, guys! I'm just starting to take a look into CouchDB at the moment. I look forward to getting to know it better.
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    by jherdman 16y ago

    > I thought about trying to import them and have them breed, but apparently most species like humidity and standing water... Thank you for not doing that. The last person to have an idea like this introduced those god damn Starlings to
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    by jherdman 16y ago

    That's pretty neat. I've been meaning to learn about Clojure. This is just the thing I needed to encourage me to get off my duff.
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    by jherdman 16y ago

    You've made me second guess myself. I was getting bit by this bug http://trac.macports.org/ticket/18235 . It does not persist any more. Apologies.
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    by jherdman 16y ago

    Well, since I can't comment on that convoluted site, a quick gotcha with 'pbpaste' and 'pbcopy': they don't work with screen. EDIT: This issue no longer exists. Kindly ignore my comment.
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    by jherdman 16y ago

    How is this a problem with the web any more than anything? As soon as a thought leaves your mind and is engraved on some sort of medium (be it someone's memory, paper, or a webpage) it's out there for good. Publishing thoughts on web, like