Web Vampire

All these years we’ve heard it over and over again: “JSON is a JavaScript subset”. Guess what? They’re wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong. You see, the devil’s in the details, and there’s no way to avoid it: Not all JSON-formatted text is legal

What is it?

Everyone loves the Google CDN right? Even Microsoft runs their own CDN.
The problem is, they only host the most popular libraries.
We host the other stuff.

Why use it?

• We use Amazon Cloudfront (that means things load fast)
• We use Amazon Route 53 for DNS (also fast)
• We follow best practices
• Free!

(Source: fooyeahcode)

Try this for a day: don’t answer every phone call. Stop checking your email every two minutes. And leave work early. You’ll be astounded at how much more you’ll get done.

According to a study published in the Psychological Review conducted by Dr. K. Anders Ericcson, the key to great success is working harder in short bursts of time. Then give yourself a break before getting back to work.

What’s the take-away? When you are solving a difficult problem re-ask the problem so that your solution helps you learn faster. Find a faster way to fail, recover, and try again. If the problem you are trying to solve involves creating a magnum opus, you are solving the wrong problem.

We can’t estimate the time for any individual task in software development because the nature of the work is creating new knowledge.

Users can now embed only the letters they need from a typeface, which will greatly improve load time. While I prefer TypeKit on most web design projects, Google definitely knocks it out of the park with simplicity (if you can put up with the limited selection).

(Source: 9-bits)