September 2008
13 posts
Twist - Collaborative Functional Testing Platform... →
interesting use of technology to fold functional (& regression & acceptance) testing into the agile process.
JS.Class - JavaScript for RubyHeads →
“JS.Class is a library designed to facilitate object-oriented development in JavaScript. It implements Ruby’s core object, module and class system and some of its metaprogramming facilities, giving…
The Republican convention in a minute →
Why Should I Care What Color the Bikeshed Is? →
…just because you are capable of building a bikeshed does not mean you should stop others from building one just because you do not like the color they plan to paint it. ( discovered via…
Reflections on how an iterative attitude can... →
As part of the process for trying to get Clever Plugs onto the BBC commissioning roster for on-air graphics, we had to reflect on how we would help the BBC reduce costs. So I wrote the…
Coudal Partners' Layer Tennis →
Wonderfully mad idea (and a wonderfully clever way of selling adobe): two designers overwork each others artwork/animation by turns - the community votes the best
"Dear Cell Phone User"
“Dear Cell Phone User” (The Society for HandHeld Hushing, Shhh!)
by the rather wonderful Coudal Partners.
The Journal of Urban Typography →
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Video: Social Media in Plain English | Common... →
Great video explaining how social media works. Common Craft are amazing (thanks @plasticshore)
The 50 greatest arts videos on YouTube |... →
fantastic treasure trove of videos to watch
Throw away your desktop apps... Not yet, please
Hmm, webmonkey promises “Fluid and Gears Closes in on Web App Freedom” and saying that soon Gears (local persistence allowing you to use a WebApp offline safely) and Fluid (a way of encapsulating a WebApp as if it was a local app) will mean “you can throw away Word and just use Google Docs”. Great. I did throw away Word and Excel, but not for Google Docs (useful though they...
How To Launch Software (Aaron Swartz's Raw... →
Lovely post on the perils of 37signal’s The Hollywood Launch and recommending instead the gmail launch, which does seem to be more like how sane people do it. (via DZone)