OSCON, one of the most exciting and largest Open Source Software Conferences, is kicking off this Monday. If you’re into closed source, open source, or software creation, design, coding, or otherwise you should be paying attention! I’ll have coverage, interviews, and more here so stay tuned! Also check out live streaming: http://www.livestream.com/oreillyconfs?imm_mid=072059&cmp=em-orm-pr-conf-oscon-livestream For more information... Continue reading →

JavaScript is pretty easy to develop with, usually only a browser and a text editor is the only thing needed. But seriously, that’s a bit slow going. It helps a lot of have certain tools, editors, debuggers, or other pieces to make the development move along smoothly. So far, over the last few months of... Continue reading →

Did I get enough of the acronyms and key words in the header? It looks like soup! :O This is a somewhat messy project to build a prototype layer around SQL Server. The reason for this, shockingly, is to allow for a SQL Server to be used by frameworks and systems that normally don’t or... Continue reading →

I’ve been asked recently about some books to learn/get updated on/figure out this new found JavaScript craze, so here’s my first three suggestions… 🙂 JavaScript: The Good Parts by Douglas Crockford I started reading JavaScript: The Good Parts by Douglas Crockford a few months back. I’ve been slowly making my way through the book and... Continue reading →

Before even getting to the point of writing a document, there are very distinct user experiences (UX). I have my own preferences, but I am very curious what others think. When somebody decides to create a new Microsoft Word Document in the Windows Live Site on their Skydrive they’re presented with this interface. Windows Live... Continue reading →