In my previous post I’ve mentioned the issue of lackluster education in the area of web development. I’m afraid I’ve made it sound more gloomy than it actually is. Let me try to remedy some of that here. Basically, while the education in that respect is still lacking, it’s not rocket science, and it shouldn’t [...]

First off, what is modal software? Simply put, a software program could be forced into a certain mode, and from there it will start acting indiscriminately, disregarding any contextual considerations. For example, a text editing program could be forced into the type over mode. Once that happens, regardless of the cursor position and the context...

First off, what is modal software? Simply put, a software program could be forced into a certain mode, and from there it will start acting indiscriminately, disregarding any contextual considerations. For example, a text editing program could be forced into the type over mode. Once that happens, regardless of the cursor position and the context...

Web resources are exposed and are accessible via networks. Anyone with sufficient credentials is free to use them and to manipulate them. But the way these resources usually get manipulated is very problematic. What or Who? Basically, there are two ways to accomplish a destructive action: You can first decide that you want to destroy something...

Web resources are exposed and are accessible via networks. Anyone with sufficient credentials is free to use them and to manipulate them. But the way these resources usually get manipulated is very problematic. What or Who? Basically, there are two ways to accomplish a destructive action: You can first decide that you want to destroy something...

Most software developers I’ve worked with so far tend to specialize in knowing how to design software for the machine consumption. The underlying computing machinery (the CPU, the auxiliary data storage, etc.) is notorious for being very finicky, very demanding. In order to appease the incessant tantrums that the machinery usually throws...

Most software developers I’ve worked with so far tend to specialize in knowing how to design software for the machine consumption. The underlying computing machinery (the CPU, the auxiliary data storage, etc.) is notorious for being very finicky, very demanding. In order to appease the incessant tantrums that the machinery usually throws...

As soon as I went over DHH’s RailsConf presentation, I got stuck with a big idiotic grin plastered over my face. I love where this is going! Rhapsody on Infrastructure As we all know, Rails is strictly concerned with the computing infrastructure (warning: buzzwords avalanche ahead!) Being opinionated software, Rails embraces the...

As soon as I went over DHH’s RailsConf presentation, I got stuck with a big idiotic grin plastered over my face. I love where this is going! Rhapsody on Infrastructure As we all know, Rails is strictly concerned with the computing infrastructure (warning: buzzwords avalanche ahead!) Being opinionated software, Rails embraces the...

It’s been almost two years since Ruby on Rails was released into the wild. Despite the enormous popularity that this revolutionary framework had (deservedly) garnered, there still remains a huge backlog of misconceptions surrounding this technology. This situation is similar to how Java had a sticky ballast of misconceptions that used to...

It’s been almost two years since Ruby on Rails was released into the wild. Despite the enormous popularity that this revolutionary framework had (deservedly) garnered, there still remains a huge backlog of misconceptions surrounding this technology. This situation is similar to how Java had a sticky ballast of misconceptions that used to...

In the beginning, we’ve started using computers by learning new languages which would enable us to express our intentions to the machines. But those languages were hard to master. And as the number of people who wanted to use computers started increasing, the chasm between the man and the machine started widening. Something had to be [...]

In the beginning, we’ve started using computers by learning new languages which would enable us to express our intentions to the machines. But those languages were hard to master. And as the number of people who wanted to use computers started increasing, the chasm between the man and the machine started widening. Something had to be [...]

Cedric Beust wrote provocative study on Agile practices (Agile People still don’t get it). Without going into too much of a debate, I’d just like to comment on some of his observations. Cedric offers: I am currently getting acquainted with a brand new project that is not even very big, and while I understand Java fairly [...]

Cedric Beust wrote provocative study on Agile practices (Agile People still don’t get it). Without going into too much of a debate, I’d just like to comment on some of his observations. Cedric offers: I am currently getting acquainted with a brand new project that is not even very big, and while I understand Java fairly [...]