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Flotr2

By Joshua Lay | Published: May 17, 2012

Flotr2 Flotr2 is a library for drawing HTML5 charts and graphs. It is a branch of flotr which removes the Prototype dependency and includes many improvements Graph all the things! Tweet

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LinkedIn For iPad: using local storage for snappy mobile apps

By Joshua Lay | Published: May 15, 2012

Write up by Akhilesh Gupta We’ve found HTML 5 local storage to be an effective way to improve an application’s performance, both in terms of time and space requirements: Temporarily storing recently fetched data results in a tremendous improvement in application responsiveness. It provides the user the ability to move around the application quickly without [...]

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Be Cordial or Be on Your Way

By Joshua Lay | Published: May 15, 2012

Kenneth Reitz Every once in while, maintainers and community members will shun and insult a contributor’s work. This is a perfect example of what you should never do. Don’t worry about non-constructive feedback. It serves no purpose. Realize that some people just take things way too seriously. Tell them to be on their way. The [...]

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This is what happens when drummers write Javascript

By Joshua Lay | Published: May 15, 2012

Check out the video here wildlifecontrol, reddit Just to make it clear: this is not a video. Pure JavaScript, CSS, and HTML with the help of the SoundCloud API. Think of it as a scripted visualization. Although the story is linear, certain elements are random, making each viewing unique. The scenes are rendered on a [...]

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giving.github.com

By Joshua Lay | Published: May 15, 2012

giving.github, discussion on reddit → are you a charity, scientist or engineer in need of programming help? → are you a programmer who wants to spend just five minutes helping make the world a better place? The giving.github.com project was inspired by an epiphany that there is more to life than work. Coders too can [...]

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30 minutes a day

By Joshua Lay | Published: May 14, 2012

Derrick The simple act of reserving a tiny part of your day. Perhaps just 30 minutes. Of pure, uninterrupted focus. On the idea you want to make become reality. Will ensure at least some extent of progress. I guarantee you. We are not stateful. We are not machines. Picking up where you left off becomes [...]

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LearnProgramming via github

By Joshua Lay | Published: May 14, 2012

LearnProgramming organisation LearnProgramming is an organization that grew out of the subreddit /r/learnprogramming, our aim is to provide a set of ‘hackable’ projects for beginners to contribute to in a open, encouraging atmosphere. In many cases, it seems, new programmers feel daunted by the task of contributing to open source, they don’t know what to [...]

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