As a project, I was asked to build a customized feed using Yahoo Pipes. This service provides users the ability to remix data on the internet using an intuitive visual programming environment and has been on the internets for what will be three years come February 2010. At its inception, Tim O’Reilly lauded the service as a milestone in internet computing. Now that Pipes has had an opportunity to clean itself up and get comfortable, how has it really changed the landscape of internet computing?
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Open and transparent is the theme surrounding our administration to the tune of one federally-run one-stop-resource of all data involving the management and governing of our nation: Data.gov. (Well…maybe not ALL data.) In an effort to right past wrongs, the Obama Administration is seeking to make the government’s information available to the public in an organized, easy-to-consume package. The web development community been sold on a beautiful idea. Five months later, we can see how the data is stacking up.
Was just referred a service online which generates sequence diagrams for modeling communication between components. You type in the interactions in text and it generates the image for you on the fly!
This is a great find and will try it out in my next project.
http://websequencediagrams.com
Edit: And if quick sequence diagrams didn’t do it for you, here’s a program that makes almost every other type of diagram Visio-style. There is a one-diagram limit if you don’t want to pony up the monthly cash, but it’s great for one-off diagrams!
I was asked to prepare a screencast which briefly describes jQuery, it’s selectors, and a few short examples. It was my first and I feel the results are pretty good. I did make a few mistakes regarding technical specifics and I tried to make note of it in the screencast. If there are any other items which I should have been more specific about or missed entirely, I am very interested in your thoughts.
I was having challenges embedding the video. You can see the screencast at http://www.nobulb.com/project/jquery_crashcourse/
You can also download the source code from the examples in the screencast or download the screencast itself.
