joshuago’s Bookmarks

09 JUL 2009
[Reason Magazine] Is floating the last, best hope for liberty?

Niche social and political movements try to argue with everyone they run across and convince the whole country, but that's stressful and hopeless. Why not just do it: build a version of the world you want to live in? Then you get to live in it, regardless of whether anyone else is convinced it’s proper or makes sense.

09 JUL 2009
[Thomas Fuchs] Why I use Safari for Development

Safari comes with everything you need installed, and the tools themselves are very stable. And they even look nice, which makes debugging less of a drama.

09 JUL 2009
my evolution as a programmer

No doubt any programmer will recognize some of his own history in what lies below.

09 JUL 2009
[FairSoftware’s Blog] Good Programmers Don’t Need No Marketing

You must design something that people want (market research), in a way that they can understand (usability) and make sure they can find it (market communication and public relations).

08 JUL 2009
5 top non-technical mistakes made by programmers at Making good software

Lack of discipline, big egos, being bad communicators, forgetting about the customer, and not prioritizing work properly.

07 JUL 2009
25 And Over « Tomato Nation

If you have reached the age of 25, I have a bit of bad news for you, to wit: it is time, if you have not already done so, for you to emerge from your cocoon of post-adolescent dithering and self-absorption and join the rest of us in the world.