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The day Bill Gates called me rude — and other lessons in user experience[^] (source: Jackson Fish Market)
I never did succeed in making Bill really comfortable with a more emotional approach to software design.
"As long as the engineering-minded run the show, the notion of subtle and textured user experience design that balances the emotional and functional aspects of a software experience will always struggle to take root."
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Four Reasons to Root for the Windows Phone[^] (source: Forbes)
Everybody loves an underdog.
"It’s kind of refreshing that Microsoft and Nokia have teamed up to make something new. The emergence of another viable platform will lead to more innovation, better phones and lower prices."
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Matthew Wayne Selznick Explains Star Wars To You[^] (source: Matthew Wayne Selznick)
Why Star Wars doesn't make sense... and how you can learn to love it again.
"With all the pieces in place, you can finally enjoy watching the “Star Wars” films in episodic order without having your suspension of disbelief shattered again and again."
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Terrence Dorsey wrote:
Yes.
m.bergman
For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. -- Voltaire
Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense. -- Steve Landesberg
I am not a chatbot.
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Geeky Words You Can Use With Geeky Friends[^] (source: Wired)
What are your favorite geeky words?
"Here are just a few of the cutting-edge and often completely archaic words you already know and could be playing in Words with Friends."
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Monster Worldwide Inc. (MWW), the online recruiting service that has lost almost 90 percent of its value, is poised to extract a record takeover premium for investors.
Chief Executive Officer Salvatore Iannuzzi said last week he is weighing options to boost the company’s shares after Monster traded as low as 0.67 times the value of its net assets. Even after the hiring of bankers helped spur a 20 percent gain in its stock price, the $1 billion company was still cheaper yesterday relative to its earnings and book value than at least 96 percent of U.S. Internet software and services firms greater than $500 million, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-08/monster-worldwide-deal-talk-showing-80-premium-with-15-a-share-real-m-a.html[^]
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Good. Monster has been responsible for getting a lot of engineers fired by spamming companies with resumes of their own employees and not offering a lot in return as far as jobs.
m.bergman
For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. -- Voltaire
Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense. -- Steve Landesberg
I am not a chatbot.
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How to Give Feedback on Microsoft Developer Products[^] (source: Ardalis)
If you don't have anything nice to say... well, go ahead and say it anyway.
"In the last few years, a number of Microsoft dev teams have started using online tools to manage how the community can offer feedback. Here's how you can participate."
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Interesting: No WPF, no silverlight, no WinForms
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The Flawed Theory Behind Unit Testing[^] (source: Michael Feathers)
Quality is a function of thought and reflection. That’s the magic.
"All of these techniques have been shown to increase quality. And, if we look closely we can see why: all of them force us to reflect on our code."
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Rabbit holes: Why being smart hurts your productivity[^] (source: Sridatta Thatipamala)
The geek's Achille's Heel... and secret weapon.
"As geeks, our pursuit of perfection and perfect information distract us from the task at hand, but it turns out that it is not always a bad thing."
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A Better Way To Program[^] (source: I Programmer)
Interactivity makes code understandable.
"We often focus on programming languages and think that we need a better language to program better. This is probably only a tiny part of the problem. The key is probably interactivity."
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That speech is great, but somehow it seems like I posted this[^] nearly two weeks ago and hardly anyone noticed. Wrong time of the day perhaps? Well I hope it gets the exposure it deserves - I really want to see this in my next IDE.
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Visual Studio 11 Beta Performance - Is it Fast Enough Yet?[^] (source: The Visual Studio Blog)
We have the technology. We can rebuild it.
"The Visual Studio team has been hard at work improving the performance for the VS11 beta. Here are a few of the areas they've been working on to make your working environment better."
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10 Facts About Working at a Startup vs. a Big Company[^] (source: Alex Loddengaard)
Do you prefer the exciting startup culture or the safe seas of a big company?
"I’ve had to educate a lot of my friends on what it’s like to be at a startup, and why you might want to join one. This blog post is a summary of all that advice."
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Development of the Major Outline Font Formats [infographic][^] (source: Fonts.info)
Monospaced FTW! What's your favorite code font?
"From basic PostScript outline fonts to flexible OpenType web fonts, the typefaces available for your projects have come a long way over the years. Check out this graphical family tree of major font formats as they've matured."
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A "real" user proves Windows 8 fails on the desktop[^] (source: Geek.com)
The missing Start button and the impending Epic Fail.
"With Windows 8, Microsoft is attempting to change the way we interact with its OS by introducing the Metro interface. The problem is, Microsoft has also broken the classic desktop experience in the process."
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Solving the Wrong Problem[^] (source: Programming in the 21st Century)
Your blog is slow because you've designed it for coders, not readers.
"There's no magic to serving simple, static pages. What's surprising is that most implementers of blogging software are solving the wrong problems."
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More Must-have Tools for Developers on Windows[^] (source: DZone)
What are your must-have tools?
"Every technologist has his favourite list of developer tools, applications and OS. Here’s my list of tools that I think you as a developer should have on your laptop."
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