Tuesday, 12th December 2006
Java SE 6 Released. “Script engines” (like JavaScript, Jython and JRuby) become a first class citizen.
8:48 am
Agile Development -or- How to name a religion. Clever language trick: If you’re not doing agile, you’re “not agile”.
8:54 am
A General Theory of Programming Language Relativity. Functional languages have clearer levels of indirection.
8:56 am
Fletcher Capstan Table: Dinner Party Transformer. Best. Table. Evah.
8:59 am
How many taps in a URL? Designing URLs for entry on a mobile phone.
12:28 pm
100% Python SCGI implementation. SCGI is like FastCGI but simpler.
1:37 pm
Russian squirrel pack “kills dog” (via) “The little beasts are agitated because they have nothing to eat”.
1:59 pm
GWT 1.3 Release Candidate is 100% Open Source. At least you can see how the code generator works now.
5:50 pm
Making GWT Better. Explains the philosophy behind GWT. It’s all about the tools!
5:53 pm
Statement Functions. Smart workaround for the lack of multi-line lambdas in Python.
7:08 pm