Links from 2013

Easily worth $10.

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<blockquote>A secure and scalable layer that extends express by providing structure and convention.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Backends can be built with/without the use of service providers that provide already built functions. While some startups have the resources to take on such a bold undertaking, many of them are often dealing with scarce resources. To this end, building a backend with the use of service providers (referred to Backend as a Service) saves both time and money.</blockquote>

<blockquote>A continuously updated list of articles that help explain the syntax of JavaScript, how to organize your projects, how to test your code, and what's on the horizon.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Modern CLI process manager for Node apps with a builtin load-balancer.</blockquote>

Rands says use things instead of Things. But I like Things.

<blockquote>Beautifully illustrated, wonderfully written and created especially for every child, this is bespoke storytelling like never before</blockquote>

<blockquote>A map-based guide to vegan, vegan-friendly, and vegetarian places to eat in London. Works great on mobile devices. Includes reviews, descriptions, and food hygiene ratings.</blockquote>

<blockquote>With graded components, we make experience divisions at the component level rather than enhancing or degrading a browser’s entire experience . In the end, grading components rather than browsers allows us to document and follow through with the goal of delivering the most appropriate experience to each and every browser and device.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Does the BBC treasure him? Does it understand the talent it has in its possession? "I don't really think so, no. They don't always say yes. If I say I want to do four hours about brutalism, they'll give me two. The last film we had to do in just 19 days. You can't do any fancy set-ups: no cranes, no dollies. It's not slavery, obviously, but it's much more difficult than it used to be. My subjects are regarded as minoritarian and that's a self-fulfilling prophecy. On BBC2, I used to get 2.5 million to 3 million viewers; now I get a tenth of that on BBC4."</blockquote>

I (could be) on a boat.

<blockquote>Bringing Node.js into PayPal removed the barriers between the layers in the software organization, Node.js and javascript all the way up from just above the services layer to the frontend layer, meaning you need fewer engineers.

In one project there was initially 25-30 java engineers were required to build a simple controller layer. Later this was simplified to a smaller team. But in parallel, the Node.js team did it with just 1-2 node engineers.</blockquote>

<blockquote>If you aren’t going to be satisfied with anything less than being a multi-millionaire living in a hollowed out volcano, then an all-or-nothing, VC-backed start-up crap shoot is probably your only option. And there are markets where you have very little chance of success without venture capital. But really, how much money do you need? Is money going to make you happy? How many meals can you eat in a day? How many cars can you drive?</blockquote>

<blockquote>A directory of human-verified IT career opportunities that allow you to work from home.</blockquote>

<blockquote>At the moment, if you want an alternative to Gmail, your best bet is probably FastMail, which is owned by Opera Software (Opera is Norwegian), registered in Micronesia (.fm), and based in Australia. Unfortunately, according to Wikipedia: "Its servers are located in New York City with a backup in Norway."</blockquote>

<blockquote>The UK is a BlackBerry stronghold. Although the Canadian company has been losing market share everywhere for years, its starting position in the UK was so strong that it’s managed to keep more than 10% browser share to this very day.</blockquote>

Pssh.

Dopplereffekt in the FT. WTF.