Programmer’s Paradox

Today’s insanity comes from PHP’s brain dead implementation of object orientation.
PHP has the concept of static functions. This is certainly good, because it means you don’t always have to instantiate an object to get access to a function. However, there is also the bad.
PHP allows you to call a function statically that isn’t [...]

Here’s an incredible story about how the Apple Graphing Calculator came about.
Interesting points to take away from it:
A lot can be accomplished when process is removed from the picture.  While some is needed, the less the better.  In fact, I would even use this to qualify what makes a good manager: they keep as much [...]

The Geek Vine  
noun: The part of the internet that geeks inhabit, particularly those who hold programming jobs, actively participate in coding projects, or maintain blogs.  An efficient mechanism for passing information that usually is only of interest to, or is likely only to be understood by, others who inhabit the geek vine.
This is the affectionate [...]

While still musing on the possibilities of cloud computing, I started to wonder about online games, such as Second Life and World of Warcraft. A large barrier to entry into the online game industry is the sheer cost of the servers. Cloud computing seems to alleviate that burden because the hardware becomes [...]

Earlier I wrote a post on how it is now possible for a single person to have the power of Google because of all the technologies available.
Well, the NYTimes went out and implemented the idea before the ink was even dry on my post.  They’ve now proven it is possible, and their post makes it [...]