are Google Trends flawed? Altered search history spotted

A fellow Ruby enthusiast was commenting on trends in Ruby on Rails popularity, prompting me to revisit my own article on a similar topic. I was shocked to discover that since just two weeks ago, Google Trends has noticeably altered search history information!

Trend searches in question were taken for XHTML and Ruby on Rails, limited [...]

Death by Coffee – what’s your Programming Drink?

It’s just so stereotypical to think of computer programers drinking coffee all day, working late into the night. Caffeine is a stimulant, it reduces drowsiness and restors alertness, it also increases the capacity for mental and physical labor. So yes, myself and all other developers at the office regularly go out for coffee each morning, [...]

The Open Source gift guide – MakeZine style!

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, MAKE Magazine is publishing an “Open Source gift guide” – present ideas in the spirit / theme of Open Source. With my recent involvement into Open Source, this is naturally an interesting read.

“There are hundreds of gift guides this holiday season filled with junk you can buy [...]