Modernizr JavaScript Library
Published January 26th, 2012 Under Coding, User Interface | Leave a Comment
This video introduces the Modernizr, an open-source JavaScript library that should help you build the next generation of HTML5 and CSS3-powered websites. Modernizr detects the availability of native implementations for new features that stem from the HTML5 and CSS3 specifications. Read more
Apache Camel for Enterprise Integration
Published January 23rd, 2012 Under Architecture, Open Source Tools | Leave a Comment
This video first introduces you to the Enterprise Integration Patterns as a way to describe and define integration solutions. Then it presents Apache Camel, an open-source framework to exchange, route and transform data using various protocols. Apache Camel is prepackaged with components for dealing with various backend systems and powerful routing and filter capabilities. Read more
Pattern Matching and Rails Routes
Published January 18th, 2012 Under Architecture | Leave a Comment
This video discusses pattern matching. It explains how a pattern can be converted to a state machine, how to improve execution time of that state machine, and how to turn the state machine back in to a pattern. It shows how these state machines relate to the routing systems in Rails, and how we can use state machines to increase performance of the routing system. Read more
Beheading the Software Beast
Published January 17th, 2012 Under Coding | Leave a Comment
For any code base there comes a time when you want to change it. But if you just steam ahead making changes that break the code and then fixing errors, a common situation is that every fix or change creates several more errors. It feels as if you have picked a fight with a beast, the Software Hydra – for every scary head you cut of, two more grows out! Read more
ServiceMix Lightweight Container
Published January 16th, 2012 Under Architecture, Open Source Tools | Leave a Comment
This short video shows how to create a basic POJO-based consumer (JBI service assembly) that will be deployed into ServiceMix. Read more
How to Change the World
Published January 12th, 2012 Under Agile, Project Management | Leave a Comment
How do I make my managers more Agile?, How can I convince developers to educate themselves?, How can I make customers more cooperative? When transforming organizations and other social systems people usually encounter obstacles. And these obstacles very often involve changing other people’s behaviors. Of course, we cannot really _make_ people behave in a different way. We also cannot really make people laugh, and we cannot really make people happy. But… we can certainly try! Read more
Node.js Introduction in less than 5 minutes
Published January 12th, 2012 Under Architecture | Leave a Comment
This video briefly presents Node.js and shows a sample installation on an Ubuntu machine. Read more
Rockstar Apps with HTML5
Published January 12th, 2012 Under Coding | Leave a Comment
This video explains practical ways to create more engaging applications incorporating animation and sound. The techniques demonstrated show how a little bit of JavaScript and some clever CSS3 can add some sizzle and make your applications more appealing to the end user. Read more
Cognitive Psychology and the Zen of Code
Published January 10th, 2012 Under Coding | Leave a Comment
It was said that you should write code “for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute” but it’s easier said than done. Object-oriented design, patterns and software architecture are primarily concerned with the mechanical structure of code. Could we take a step back from the code and look at the way humans read and write it? Read more
Writing Solid Ruby Code
Published January 10th, 2012 Under Coding | Leave a Comment
This video shows Ruby developers tools, techniques and practices that they can use to improve their software and begin writing solid code. Read more
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