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I/O in Google Chrome
One of our early goals for Google Chrome was to make the browser as fast as we possibly could. But in addition to raw speed, we wanted it to be highly responsive. After all, it doesn't matter how fast pages can be loaded if the user interface is locked up!
WordPress Archive that *works*: StepxStep Guide and Plugins
In this episode of WordPress series we are presenting some basic and advanced techniques to create a more user-friendly and appealing archives page.
Virtual Reality Interfaces
Hardware for virtual reality and virtual worlds
Visual Analytics -- Programming meets Art
cool thing on visual analytics
ongoing · 2008 Prediction 1: RIA vs. AJAX
The people who want to add UI 'richness' to the Web are always developers, never users. Doesn’t mean they’re wrong; after all, the users weren’t clamoring for the Web before it arrived, either. 'richness' is mostly about compelling words and pictures and sounds and especially, most especially, interaction with living people. But that’s not what they mean when they say RIAs; they mean "Whatever lies in the direction that Flash is pointing." Flash is most useful for watching movies portably and cool casual games.
Microsoft IE8 and Google Chrome - Processes are the New Threads
I happened to install Google Chrome (Alpha) the same day I installed Internet Explorer 8 (Beta). I noticed immediately, as I'm sure many of you have, that both browsers isolate tabs in different processes. Unix folks have known about the flexibility of forking a process forever. In Unix, fork() is just about the easiest thing you can do. Also, fork()ing in Unix will copy the whole process and all variables into a new space. Everything after the fork happens twice. Multitasking made easy.
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8 Reasons Why CIOs Think Their Application Developers Are Clueless
Sure, CIOs can be clueless. But so can the programming staff. It's time for the other side of the story: CIOs and IT managers explain just how out-of-it their application development staff can be.
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Password : You're doing it wrong
I'd like to think that I deal with passwords the way most developers do. When dealing with registration or something else that requires the user to provide a password, I follow some general guidelinesWeb Debris (I'm guilty of some of this too)
"So many sites these days are filled with what can only be called “debris”. Useless remnants of other sites: things of no real use, yet there anyway. The right-hand columns and after-article white-space has turned into a free-for-all of features that may as well be advertising banners. Blogrolls and ISBN numbers; Scrobbler feeds and Twitters; Share This or Rate This."50 Ways To Improve Your Software Project
50 ways for improving your software or be inspired to start programming one.Microsoft says you need to change how you are building your applications
Cloud computing and multi-core CPU's are forcing us to change the way we think about writing software. Gone are the days of simply depending on faster machines to build more ambitious applications. New programming paradigms will be necessary to use these new tools.54 out of the US top 100 websites fail Yahoo’s performance test
We have used Yslow, Yahoo’s performance plugin to Firefox, to analyze the performance of the top 100 websites in the US according to Alexa. The results were both surprising and interesting.Time to make usability a first-class citizen in the software development process.
A quick introduction to usability for software developers and why they should add usability practices and understanding to their skill-set.Reddit’s Flawed CAPTCHA: Adding Insult To Injury
Usability is an inexact science, but I’m pretty sure there is at least one golden rule that is non-negotiable, and that’s this: Never, ever, insult your users.What’s wrong with GUIs
GUIs are so pervasive in today’s computing and development environment that some people have never seriously used an alternative method of interacting with a computer.An example of what can be acheived with Papervision3D,RSS and flash.
Visualising RSS news feeds in a new way.Staying Safe With Pulse 2.1
Regardless of the degree of responsibility a developer assumes or how well legal teams can cover every base, open source licenses and the usage patterns of open source code are issues that must be addressed very carefully to avoid any possible ramifications. So how can we be sure that the software we are using is compliant with all licensing and distribution models? And how can we obtain it in a legal, managed way that alleviates these issues? This is where Pulse 2.1 comes in.Worst Captcha Ever
I’m trying to download a file from the evil Rapidshare (who make you wait about 2 painful minutes before giving you the file) and just after the wait time is over, I get a Captcha looking like this:How to Blog Design Style Guide
When designing blogs I noticed there are a few different design elements that I have to take into account every time. I have broken these different design elements into nine different parts. The more attention you give to each part, the better your overall blog design will be.Lines Of Code - Dispelling The Myths
You see stuff related to Lines Of Code (LOC) everywhere on programming blogs. People discussing it as a metric of project size, or of programmer productivity, often drawing conclusions in absolutist tones such as “fewer lines of code means less bugs”...Function vs. Form: Rescuing Design from Insanity
The debate over function and form has raged in the design community for over a century and a half. Artists and craftsmen in every design discipline have wrestled, and continue to wrestle, with the tension of function and form every day. In web design this tension is especially pronounced because the success of our work requires an almost mathematical balance of function and beauty. That's why it's imperative we have a solid grasp on the history and philosophy that has shaped our own approach to solving this dilemma. Why function? Why form? Once I've answered those questions, I'll present the Christian worldview of design and briefly map out a practical Christian approach to design.When Less Isn't More: Web Design Simplicity Gone Awry
Where is the edge of the "less is more" universe? When does less cease to be more? It would sound like a silly question out of context but it's one worth considering. Let's look at some instances where less is just less.Designing To Make Users Feel Safer
Users are usually worry about the payment information they send through the internet. They fear fraud and they want their personal information to be safe...High Resolution Icons are the New Easter Eggs.
The creativity and hacking nature of programmers and designers refuses to be sapped out.A Lesson In Premature Optimization of Subscription Services From the Gym Business
For the last twelve years I've been building web applications. During that entire time I haven't ever worked at a software company that hasn't, at one time or another, been concerned with prematurely optimizing the application we've been working on. I think that we can all learn an important lesson from this study of gym users that was recently written up in the Financial Times (via Paul Kedrosky).High Tech Napkins
We saw several napkin idea concepts last year but this is the first to utilize e-ink and RF technology. The Napkin PC is designed for group collaborations. Each pen transmits your doodles to the base station which is a PC in disguise. That information gets processed and displayed on the napkin like e-ink paper. Cool idea but someone better make sure nobody decides to wipe their dirty lunch stains with one.The 50 Most Popular Web Design Blog Posts, Resources & Cheat Sheets of 2007
The past year has been an amazing period for those wishing to learn the ropes of design, whether you're a noob just getting into the game or a seasoned designer or programmer. As we enter 2008, let's take a look back at some of the most popular articles, resources, and tutorials that helped those who toiled away on the web everyday.
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