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November 13, 2003

More Old Links - Developer

Various old developer interest links:

  • MSR - Simon Peyton Jones [PDF] - Excel as a functional programming language
  • Martin Fowler - Databases and agile development
  • Slashdot on .NET vs Java
  • The Register - Microsoft Storage Strategy
  • Slashdot - Gnome and Mono
  • Miguel deIzaca - note prompting the above thread
  • ArsTechnica - good intro to .NET architecture
  • Wiki - Discussion of exceptions as a bad thing
  • Wiki - Wacky ideas about layering
  • EAI Patterns Site - emerging industry standards. Good for full buzzword compliance.
  • Martin Fowler - application vs database for business logic.
  • Pragmatic Programmer via JoS - Code katas for practice.
  • Devx via JoS - Top 10 Technologies.
  • Clay Shirky - excellent piece on group software.
  • ESR - interesting, if rather egotistical piece on relationship between Open Source and Hacker cultures.
  • via Bruce Sterling - interview with Jef Raskin (inventor of drag and drop, it seems)
  • via SlashDot - Text Processing in Python (readable sections on some functional programming ideas)
  • ThoughtWorks via JoS - Open Source FIX Solution
  • The Register] - Good fonts under Linux
  • PBS - Amusing Cringeley: Run Windows on Linux?
  • Slashdot - Slashdot on getting started in Linux
  • Posted by MFreestone at November 13, 2003 08:54 AM