Every so often I stumble across something that really just leaves me dumbfounded. The only valid response seems to be “… Fascinating!” The latest is this clever JAPH consisting solely of keywords. 1234567891011121314not exp log srand xor s qq qx xor s x x length uc ord and print chr ord for qw q join [...]
Tag Archives: programming
Open letter to O’Reilly : Your iPhone apps suck
December 12, 2009 – 12:07
Update 2: New versions of several of these apps have been released. Things are a lot better. Update:I’ve had feedback on this post from O’Reilly both by email and in the comments. Both Andrew and the other O’Reilly representative I’ve been in contact with seem sincere when they say that these apps will be updated [...]
Ada: We salute you – The worlds First Programmer
December 10, 2009 – 09:45
This article was cross-posted on ria.creuna.com. Hear ye; Codesmiths and Script Artisans. Nay; Hear ye all who labour with keyboard and mouse, for you owe a debt to the singular person we commemorate today. Ahem. On this day, the 10th of december, a shockingly large number of years ago the First Programmer was born. If [...]
Prattle of the Pettiest
April 9, 2009 – 05:52
Original photo by Flickr user alexerde. Bastardized thoroughly by yours truly. These two posts by Keith Peters do a marvelous job at summarising an age-old frustration that most ActionScript developers and I’m certain developers in many other languages, have either faced or actively promulgated.Namely the attitude that while my language is certainly a robust and [...]
