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Making the most of the iPad life preserver
March 05 2010
I was very happy to hear less fear at last week's TOC conference than I've heard at previous shows. Publishers, while still concerned about their futures, seem to be adjusting... read moreContinuous publishing through Live Editions
March 01 2010
One of the biggest challenges of technical publishing is that sinking feeling you get a few moments, days, weeks, or months after you first see a book in print: it's... read moreA Live Edition for Learning Rails
February 17 2010
One of the best things about Rails is that it's under constant development. With the Live Edition of Learning Rails, the book will be able to track that progress and give beginners better access to the latest and greatest Rails has to offer. read more170 years of tech book publishing, demonstrated
February 16 2010
Some of the most fascinating technical writing I've encountered recently was written 170 years ago. How is that possible? And just how different was it? read moreFebruary 15 2010
Recent claims that Adobe is blocking HTML5 are glaringly wrong, reflecting mostly the incompatibilities between the two organizations,the W3C and WHATWG, sharing the process. read moreWeb developers can rule the iPad
January 29 2010
Arise, web developers! Our time has come to dominate! read moreJanuary 28 2010
The iPad repeats Steve Jobs' all-in-one vision of the 1984 Macintosh 128K in a shiny new package. Does this spell danger for creativity? read moreWhy is HTML Suddenly Interesting?
August 26 2009
After a decade of quiet, HTML is a hot topic once again. While there is pent-up demand for new features, the conversation reflects a more basic change in the Web's landscape. read moreProgramming Contests, Community, and Business
June 10 2009
Attending the TopCoder Open, the final in-person rounds of an intense programming competition, in support of the TopCoder Cookbook, showed me possibilities that go way beyond programming or books into business models and community I came expecting to see a competition, but found a much more inclusive (and compelling) business… read moreProgramming as Live Performance
June 03 2009
As I'm writing this, twenty people are watching their peers write code. They aren't looking over anyone's shoulders, or doing peer programming - they're watching mirrors of screens at the TopCoder Open, seeing exactly how competitors work their way through algorithm problems in C++, Java, and C#. Is this something… read moreMay 19 2009
I've worked on lots of collaborative books before. Now, I'm starting on something different: a book written by competition. read moreDreaming of Rails as the Next Microsoft Access
May 05 2009
Rails? Microsoft Access? Aren't those from different planets? Well, they may have different origins, but their similarities give me hope. read morePersonalizing the Learning Conversation
May 05 2009
Twenty years of change are shifting technology from top-down broadcast-model documentation and training to a more conversational approach that shrinks the social distance between teacher and learner, personalizing our experience. read moreChoosing your application's version of Rails
March 28 2009
Rails updates versions frequently. There are a few different ways to make sure your application is running the version of Rails you think it should be, and to make sure you can run it under the version it expects. read moreFebruary 18 2009
GM's putting an end to its Saturn line shines a light on the challenge of building "a different kind of company" inside the "usual kind of company", at a time when a lot of web companies are aiming to be different. read moreRecent Posts | All Posts
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