Faces of Open Source is an on-going photographic documentation of the people behind the development and advancement of the open source revolution that has transformed the technology industry. Given the immense contribution of these people to the world around us, I find it surprising that they are so far from the celebrity status and most … Continue reading Faces of Open Source
Unix Folklore brings back a few bits of UNIX history from the Bell Labs: The UNIX operating system, which was created by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others at Bell Labs in the early 1970’s, revolutionized the computer industry in ways that are still felt today. Researchers at Bell Labs continued to develop UNIX (in various forms) for more … Continue reading Unix Folklore
If you are spending a lot of time on GitHub, following people, teams, and projects, then checkout DevHub – a TweetDeck-like application for GitHub that works on Android, iOS, and as a web application. It conveniently brings together your repositories, notifications, and all the other goodies, helping you to significantly cut down the time and … Continue reading DevHub: TweetDeck for GitHub
I really enjoyed Jon Richardson’s documentary on the obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD is one of those weird mental disorders where almost everyone has it to some degree. It can even be funny at times (especially during those code review or paired programming sessions). But it can get extremely serious, to the point of people actually dying … Continue reading Jon Richardson: A Little Bit OCD
This title almost sounds stupid, right? I mean, pretty much everyone who has ever been online knows how to Google. Even kids. But I promise you it’s not. Searching for quick and simple stuff – yes, sure, is easy. But not many people I’ve met know how to use even Google’s advanced search options (despite … Continue reading Internet Search Tips