Tim Reynolds
Chocolat: Chocolat Hits Beta!
Link / 3 months ago / Reblogged / Chocolat
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Yay! It’s finally time for Beta1! Here’s a quick rundown of what’s new in this version:
Multicursor
This is a pretty straightforward feature. Hold the ⌘ key to make multiple text selections, and hold the ⌥ key to insert multiple cursors. You can also do Block Selections by holding the ⌥…
Java design patterns 101
Link / 6 months ago
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Design patterns capture the experience of expert software developers and present
common recurring problems, their solutions, and the consequences of those
solutions in methodical way. This tutorial explains why patterns are useful and
important for object-oriented design and development; how patterns are documented,
categorized, and cataloged; when they should be used; what some important
patterns are; and how they are implemented.
The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to every evening think what can be done better tomorrow.
- Ingvar Kamprad
The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to every evening think what can be done better tomorrow.
- Ingvar Kamprad
Photo / 6 months ago / Reblogged / Startup Quote - Daily Wisdom about Startups
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pyroCMS video, audio and oEmbed plugin
Text / 6 months ago
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A few weeks back I set out to create a pyroCMS plugin that would embed vimeo videos using just their Id. Not long into this process I discovered the oEmbed format that is designed for embedding media content from third party sites.
For those who have not come across oEmbed before, like myself, it defines itself as;
”oEmbed is a format for allowing an embedded representation of a URL on third party sites. The simple API allows a website to display embedded content (such as photos or videos) when a user posts a link to that resource, without having to parse the resource directly.“
Using oEmbed and a simple oEmbed php class I threw together I’ve quickly been able to knock up both a image and video pyroCMS plugin for multiple provides that support oEmbed. The git hub repo also include a oEmbed plugging for those looking to use other embedded objects.
My pyroCMS image plugin supports the following providers;
- flickr
- smugmug
- deviantART
- skitch
- yfrog
While the pyroCMS video plugin implements;
- youtube
- vimeo
- bambuser
- screenr
- ustream
- qik
- revision3
- hulu
Let me know what you think, the SimpleOembed class isn’t particularly robust but theres plenty of more advanced libraries out there that support providers and discovery if your interested.
A Big Ball of Mud
Link / 7 months ago
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An interesting discussion from Brian Foote and Joseph Yoder about the de-facto standard software architecture A Big Ball Of Mud.
Abstract;
While much attention has been focused on high-level software architectural patterns, what is, in effect, the de-facto standard software architecture is seldom discussed. This paper examines this most frequently deployed of software architectures: the BIG BALL OF MUD. A BIG BALL OF MUD is a casually, even haphazardly, structured system. Its organization, if one can call it that, is dictated more by expediency than design. Yet, its enduring popularity cannot merely be indicative of a general disregard for architecture.
These patterns explore the forces that encourage the emergence of a BIG BALL OF MUD, and the undeniable effectiveness of this approach to software architecture. What are the people who build them doing right? If more high-minded architectural approaches are to compete, we must understand what the forces that lead to a BIG BALL OF MUD are, and examine alternative ways to resolve them.
A number of additional patterns emerge out of the BIG BALL OF MUD. We discuss them in turn. Two principal questions underlie these patterns: Why are so many existing systems architecturally undistinguished, and what can we do to improve them?
