Computer unplugged. Lived a day offline.

Turns out that I am not a complete computer addict, I have managed to survive a day without a computer, without serious withdrawal effects. It was an interesting experience to get myself unplugged from the intrinsic wired environment, and it placed the hyper-communicative networks we have grown to be so accustomed to, into a new [...]

Junior programmer: earning respect

Clinton Forbes rants about junior programmers, straight out of University, looking for some respect from well established developers at, presumably, their first paid programming position. Having gone through being a graduate developer himself, and later looking down at the same as a senior and lead developer, I suppose that gives Clinton a fair insight.

If you [...]

Software design: Simple is beautiful

Last year David Pogue gave a compelling talk at the TED conference – Technology, Entertainment, and Design. David’s talk was on the state of software: simplicity vs. the accelerating pace of complexity. Users, interface design, and a few musical numbers on frustration with tech support, Bill Gates, and Steve Jobs.

The 22:00 minute video below is [...]