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Very true. I recently inherited an application at work that has a dark corner where a past co-worker wrote a crappy, I-hope-nobody-sees-this-code prototype. While the code does pro…

Is writing this type of resume really the best means of filtering out an applicant's undesired companies? It would seem to me that the best way to avoid companies you don't want to…

Yeah I believe it should be somewhat straightforward since the history is stored on your computer. The problem lies in the fact that there's no standardized means of storing browsi…

I actually grew up in a small town that was built around a factory that made one of the featured products. When the factory closed, unemployment was really high, and a lot of peopl…

I work for a company that provides a mission critical service to a lot of people. Maybe we're just spoiled, but we have multiple failover environments. That means that we can deplo…

FWIW, PERL variables start with $ too, see http://www.cgi101.com/class/ch2/text.html . It looked like PERL to me.

I think this video is really informative. It helped me understand how the browser works and gave me a good view of the DOM. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2_6bGNZ7bA

It's pretty exciting to see the iPad coming to the enterprise. I've heard that the company I work for released them to executives a few weeks ago, and it sounds like we're not alon…

Is this not the point of RUP? To create an iterative, agile methodology that looks like a waterfall at a high level? I think the problem you define is the exact reason that RUP bec…

This is an interesting service to consider from the perspective of both the sender and recipient of an email message. The value that you create for the recipient is the spam filter…

If you don't mind, I'm curious to find out why you view the private cloud as un-cloud-like. I don't think the cloud is defined by where the service is hosted or even how the servic…

I would echo the recommendations for Introduction to Information Retrieval. If you want something with the same concepts but a little less math, I liked Search Engine: Information …

There are a lot of tools that can create CSS/HTML. I've heard a lot about psd2html http://www.psd2html.com . There's also an article on alistapart.com on how to make photoshop crea…

I've been asking the same questions lately and trying to find the answers. The problem that I've run into is that a lot of designers just feel what is right. It seems very instinct…

Despite the question "What are you doing right now?", the value in Twitter is that people answer "What are you thinking right now?" I can use Twitter search to find some things out…

That's really cool, but the problem for newspapers is bigger than the medium. I can already pull up the New York Times on my iPhone. Now I can do it on Kindle. Cool, but not big ne…

"I’ve often believed that the true measure of an entrepreneur’s character comes not during the boom times, but how they react in times of adversity and challenge." Couldn't be more…

Most definitely yet. Twitter search has some real potential. It's growing rapidly as a place that people can search for quick reviews of restaurants, movies, etc.

I found that I like hourly rates better than fixed prices. Fixed prices work great if you have a lot of experience on which you can base estimates. For someone who is an emerging d…

Yeah, it wasn't much of an article, but the point was still valid. Too many web designers use the div tag for absolutely everything. It works, but there's a reason for the other ta…

I believe language and effort are the two main factors for a good signup form. Language means clarity, which makes doing the work easier. Minimizing the amount of effort that actua…

I really agree that this approach of gradually engaging the customer is the best way to go. The last thing a startup needs is to lose customers just because they can't use the prod…

Don't get me wrong, UML needs some serious change. However, there is some value in the process and thought that goes into creating the UML diagrams for projects, especially larger,…