Tag Archives: python

Beautiful projects deserve beautiful sites

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Joe Brockmeier

You never get a second chance to make a first impression. The old cliche is true, and it applies to the Web sites of FLOSS projects as surely as it does a first date or a job interview. Unfortunately, all … Continue reading →

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Facebook Friends PHP: Introducing HipHop

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Joe Brockmeier

Are you a fan of PHP? Facebook is. The company has been working behind the scenes to create HipHop, a runtime compiler for PHP to improve the language’s performance on Facebook’s servers. The company is also friending the rest of … Continue reading →

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Release Early, Release Often, Adopt Slowly

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Joe Brockmeier

Things move pretty fast in the open source development world. A new kernel release comes out around every three months. Projects like GNOME, KDE, and PostgreSQL pop out releases every six months, as well as some major Linux distros. Open … Continue reading →

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/usr/bin/links -date=’Tuesday, November 24′

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Joe Brockmeier

Some choice bits from around the Web about technology, politics, and community development. Using Python to create UNIX command line tools —  “If you work in IT, as a UNIX Sysadmin, a software developer, or even a manager, there a … Continue reading →

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