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Reflections on Startup Weekend 2: We got it right this time
So, after an awesome weekend (and a break helping to take care of my youngest daughter after her surgery), I wanted to jot down some reflections on startup weekend 2 in Memphis.
Overall, it was awesome. Really. Awesome. What blew me away was that the groups this year were laser-focused; they had their idea and they [...]
The Web as an Operating System
The last couple of months have involved a lot of development around the need for an application that can run on the web and on the desktop. Mixed with Google’s Chrome and Google Gears, one can see that this is starting to happen. Why should it matter if I am on Windows, Mac, or Linux? [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A Javascript Storage Pattern in Rails with Javascript Auto Include
Implementing a javascript storage pattern in Ruby on Rails using the javascript_auto_include plugin.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Breathing in new AIR
A very broad brush summary of Adobe AIR and its application as an offline/online framework.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Impact of Google’s Chrome on a Mindset
Some reflections on using Google’s Chrome and how it alters the way one thinks about a browser.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Another Visit to the Bleeding Edge
A re-try on using the Visual WebGui framework after not paying attention for a year or so.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Testing Like Rails
Reached a landmark with a good infrastructure for database development, code generation, and testing. Now to get on to the tools infrastructure for some automation. Can’t wait to actually do real development with this in place, but it’s important to make sure it’s all gonna work before I code a bunch of stuff that blows up.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Life on the Bleeding Edge
Yet another detour on the road to making it easy to develop and extensible and maintainable system.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )And now on to LINQ to Entities
Another (painful) marker on the trail of bringing some of the ease of development from RoR to ASP.net
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Cherry-Picking RoR Features for ASP.net
A summary of one person’s exploration of how to apply the lessons learned from Ruby on Rails to an ASP.net project.
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