Can you be future proof and backwards compatible at the same time? Well, I happen to think that you can. Responsive Design is basically a series of techniques
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5 Reasons You Need to Meet in Person | Inc.com
May 14, 2012
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1. You’re off the record. In Silicon Valley and many other places, there are few private offices. Many of my clients work in cubes and can’t have private telephone conversations with me or anyone else. This means that when I talk to them on the phone, I might not get to hear the most important information they can share: the unique team dynamics or executive’s personality quirks that would make or break our ability to match an expert consultant. Over sushi or a latte or a walk around the block, my clients can let me know more — with more color — than they can over the telephone or in an email.
(Full Story: 5 Reasons You Need to Meet in Person | Inc.com)
Why You Should Build Your Apps on a Cloud Platform
May 14, 2012
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CloudBees is a deployment platform specifically for Java apps
Cloud Foundry is an innovative, multi-language platform that is officially open source, but whose caretaker is virtualization leader VMware.
DotCloud is an independent, multi-language platform that boasts simple, command-line-based deployment of apps and databases using Amazon AWS cloud.
Elastic Beanstalk is operated by Amazon Web Services, the undisputed cloud infrastructure leader.
Engine Yard offers managed deployments of apps using Ruby on Rails and PHP
Force.com is the proprietary cloud platform from Salesforce.com.
Google App Engine is a simplified, but also inexpensive, deployment platform for applications in Java, Python or the open-source language Go.
Heroku is Salesforce platform for non-proprietary technologies.
Longjump is one of the first cloud platforms in the field (as early as 2008!) and includes a model/view/controller (MVC) implementation of Java designed to let developers build componentized apps arou
(Full Story: Why You Should Build Your Apps on a Cloud Platform)
Why Hadoop MapReduce needs Scala
May 1, 2012
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A look at Scoobi and Scalding Scala DSLs for Hadoop
(Full Story: Why Hadoop MapReduce needs Scala)
Automated Documentation for REST APIs
May 1, 2012
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There are in fact two approaches to automation that are used to document REST APIs. One is similar to the tools I mentioned above, where comments are taken from code to generate the documentation. The other involves having the documentation separate from the code, but in a data format (such as JSON) that can be parsed and used to generate the documentation.
(Full Story: Automated Documentation for REST APIs)
Facebook Monitors Red Hat Software-Only Storage System as Costs Soar – Investors.com
May 1, 2012
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Richard Wareing, a Facebook storage engineer, joined Gluster’s nine-member board as Red Hat tests a new version of the software. Gluster is designed to provide companies a more cost-effective way of managing their ever-rising volume of data using open-source software and commodity hardware.
Having a representative join the board shows Facebook’s interest, says Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst.
(Full Story: Facebook Monitors Red Hat Software-Only Storage System as Costs Soar – Investors.com)
osTicket – Open Source Support Ticket System
May 1, 2012
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a widely-used open source support ticket system. It seamlessly integrates inquiries created via email, phone and web-based forms into a simple easy-to-use multi-user web interface. Manage, organize and archive all your support requests and responses in one place while providing your customers with accountability and responsiveness they deserve.
(Full Story: osTicket – Open Source Support Ticket System)
Github TinyIssue – simple issue tracking for teams
May 1, 2012
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AppleScript: Automatically Create Screenshots from a List of Websites | Mac.AppStorm
May 1, 2012
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Taking screenshots of a huge list of websites for a roundup post can be time consuming and mind-numbing. Fortunately, with AppleScript and a little ingenuity, you can automate the entire process. Simply create your list of URLs then sit back and enjoy the show.
(Full Story: AppleScript: Automatically Create Screenshots from a List of Websites | Mac.AppStorm)
