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