On “Being a Bit of an Idiot”
Danny O’Brien, quoting Bugzilla’s code review process:
Bugzilla reviewers may seem to be harsh, accidentally. They aren’t trying to be harsh or overly critical, they’re just pointing out what needs to be changed, which usually means they’re pointing out what’s wrong with the current code, instead of pointing out what’s right with it. Usually they don’t have lots of extra time in their life for reviews, so they just quickly write what needs to be fixed, without spending too much time thinking about the nicest way to say it. Sometimes they also don’t go into long explanations.
You’re not a terrible programmer or a bad person. All we’re doing is telling you what’s preventing us from checking the code into Bugzilla’s main codebase.
On Minimalism and Your Wife
Being asked to write about the current state of minimalism is like being asked if you’ve stopped beating your wife.
Aurora: Web’s Possibilities
Aurora from Adaptive Path — an intriguing look into the possibilities of the web, if we look beyond and explore.
James on Software: Wearing Out My Delete Key
James on Software: Wearing Out My Delete Key. Absolutely Brilliant.
Garbage Day
The streets of Des Moines aren’t well suited for garbage collection: I ran today, but had to stop several times to navigate around the garbage cans and recycling bins which littered the sidewalk along the way.
