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Archive for May, 2007

links for 2007-05-30

highlight.js
Highlight.js highlights syntax in code examples on blogs, forums and in fact on any web pages. It’s very easy to use because it works automatically: finds blocks of code, detects a language, highlights it.
(tags: blog code javascript highlight programming web tools)

InspIRCd - The C++ Modular IRCd
InspIRCd is a modular C++ IRC Daemon (ircd) for Linux, [...]

links for 2007-05-29

J Home
J is a modern, high-level, general-purpose, high-performance programming language. J is portable and runs on Windows, Unix, Mac, and PocketPC handhelds, both as a GUI and in a console.
(tags: algorithms compilers language programming math functional free)

BitRule Screen Ruler and Caliper Replacement from Charten Software
BitRule is a free screen measurement tool that is much easier [...]

links for 2007-05-28

Regex Powertoy (interactive AJAX regular expressions)
(tags: debugging development freeware online regex tools programming)

LINA - open source everywhere
Linux applications run with native look and feel on Windows, MacOSX and Unix
(tags: opensource tools virtualization vm programming)

Middio - Find and watch music videos
Middio is a brand new website that organizes over 10,000 music videos uploaded to YouTube.
(tags: music [...]

links for 2007-05-27

fValidator - An open source (free) unobtrusive javascript tool for easy handling form validation
fValidator is an open source (free) unobtrusive javascript tool for easy handling form validation.
(tags: ajax development free javascript library opensource)

links for 2007-05-26

Argotic Syndication Framework
The Argotic Syndication Framework is a Microsoft .NET class library framework that enables developers to easily consume and generate web content syndication services from within their own applications.
(tags: .net c# framework free library opensource programming rss atom)

What they don’t teach you in CS class

Software Engineering!!!
A scientist builds in order to learn; an engineer learns in order to build. - Fred Brooks in the Mythical Man-Month.
Following up on my post about the need for a CS degree for programmers, I had started writing this post on how software engineering requires a different set of skills than what is required [...]

links for 2007-05-25

squid : Optimising Web Delivery
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. It reduces bandwidth and improves response times by caching and reusing frequently-requested web pages.
(tags: architecture browser cache development opensource server web proxy squid)

links for 2007-05-24

Codswallop » The Freelancer’s Toolset: 100 Web Apps for Everything You Will Possibly Need
Running a business for yourself means you have to be inventive and always on the lookout for a new and better way to get things done. From invoicing to marketing, these are tools that freelancers need to know about.
(tags: web2.0 business freelance [...]

links for 2007-05-23

memcached: a distributed memory object caching system
memcached is a high-performance, distributed memory object caching system, generic in nature, but intended for use in speeding up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load.
(tags: api development cache caching distributed programming web)

SQLite home page
SQLite is a small C library that implements a self-contained, embeddable, zero-configuration SQL database engine.
(tags: [...]

links for 2007-05-22

Paul Buchheit: Amazingly bad APIs
Paul talks about his frustrations with the Java API. I agree!!
(tags: java programming development design)

CocoaLab :: Developer
Free e-book on xcode development
(tags: book cocoa programming xcode development ebook reference osx documentation)

Frontpage - umbraco cms, open source ASP.NET Content Management System written in C#
For the first time on the Microsoft platform a free [...]