Learning by example
When I’m learning a new programming language, I already know what I’m trying to accomplish, I just don’t know how to accomplish it in this brave new world.
That’s why I love ”____ by Example” style learning resources.
When I’m learning a new programming language, I already know what I’m trying to accomplish, I just don’t know how to accomplish it in this brave new world.
That’s why I love ”____ by Example” style learning resources.
What’s Beyond Code? Beyond Code is a brief interview series we shoot on location at tech conferences around the world. Our first stop on this adventure was Keep Ruby Weird in Austin, TX on October 24th, 2014.
Looking for a open source project that has real world impact?
If you are just starting out with open source one of the most important things to include is good documentation. This starts with a solid README file.
When we shipped Changelog Nightly, we got lots of great feedback for it, but not everyone loved the design. Sure the design looks good, but it wasn’t scannable enough. It was too newspaper-like.
Gallerist is Sebastian Staudt’s attempt to make Apple Photos libraries more accessible
I’m a huge fan of Sinon for test spies, stubs, fake timers, etc – but I continually learn new things about it. This week I learned about Sinon matchers.
Are you trying to master a new language or level up with one you already know? Koans are a great way to hone your skills through small exercises.
Want an easy to set up status page system for your web presence that’s also easy on the eyes?
Sam Potts let us know about a new HTML5 media player released by his team at Selz.
We all agree: naming things is hard. So hard, in fact, that it has become somewhat of a cliché amongst developers.
The Changelog’s roots go back to November 2009. It was a happy accident turned obsession. We started out with a few episodes of the podcast, and then we started the blog. It was a Tumblr blog back then. GitHub was young then too (just 2.5 years old). Our aim was to shine a spotlight on the fresh and new of open source, and that’s where things began for us. It was about more than code and tech, it was about the people behind it all, and how it all ticked.