Where the rants come sweeping down the plain. This is Rod Knowlton’s tumblelog for software development type stuff.Tumblr (3.0; @codelahoma)http://codelahoma.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3i73vKFk11qzaxl7o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>My idea of summer fun</strong></p>http://codelahoma.com/post/22383814744http://codelahoma.com/post/22383814744Fri, 04 May 2012 11:02:19 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3aqs005z51qzaxl7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This.</p>http://codelahoma.com/post/22122664599http://codelahoma.com/post/22122664599Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:26:23 -0400<a href="http://vimgolf.com/">VimGolf - real Vim ninjas count every keystroke!</a>: <p>Addictive, and much more useful than ${PROGRAMMING_LANGUAGE}Golf.</p> <p>With programming golf, you learn how to make your code less and less readable.</p> <p>With VimGolf, you actually learn to be more effective with your editor.</p>http://codelahoma.com/post/21780208933http://codelahoma.com/post/21780208933Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:59:33 -0400<iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYLzgDkC.html?p=1" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Cucumber Pro Tips - The Secret Sauce - This Minute In Programming on Blip</p>http://codelahoma.com/post/20937074698http://codelahoma.com/post/20937074698Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:09:29 -0400<iframe frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" width="400" height="242" src="http://play.codestre.am/embed/1d8acd1a790bb35fec11a218a"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://codestre.am">codestrea.am</a></strong></p> <p>Pretty damned cool.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> It’s just a 0.2 version and load time for videos may be a bit on the long side.</p>http://codelahoma.com/post/20521509890http://codelahoma.com/post/20521509890Thu, 05 Apr 2012 07:28:00 -0400“You can fix things. You can make new and amazing things. Don’t take that ability lightly.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://prog21.dadgum.com/132.html">This is Why You Spent All that Time Learning to Program</a></em>http://codelahoma.com/post/20461983364http://codelahoma.com/post/20461983364Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:20:24 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dYBjVTMUQY0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Spooning - Where DVCS and Pair Programming Meet</strong></p>http://codelahoma.com/post/20297268595http://codelahoma.com/post/20297268595Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:07:00 -0400<a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/03/30/publish-what-you-learn/">Publish What You Learn | Smashing Magazine</a>: <blockquote> <p>Teaching others will help you learn.</p> </blockquote> <p>True that.</p>http://codelahoma.com/post/20233276150http://codelahoma.com/post/20233276150Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:21:08 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0q20udKV11qzaxl7o1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong><a href="http://programmingworkout.com/signup">Programming Workout</a></strong></p> <p>Not exactly clear what this is going to be, but intriguing nonetheless.</p> <p>(hat tip to <a href="http://thememegeneration.tumblr.com">Sean Hussey</a>)</p> <p><strong>Edit:</strong> Now linked.</p>http://codelahoma.com/post/19115768307http://codelahoma.com/post/19115768307Sun, 11 Mar 2012 10:59:00 -0400“In the same way that you wouldn’t want a bike or hot-rod built by someone who only knows how to work with mild steel (they should have experience working with stainless steel, aluminium, brass shims, and copper wires), you should be cautious of a programmer that only knows one language. You should be more than merely cautious of someone who only knows how to program in one language, on one OS, using one IDE.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.erudil.com/pdf/cacm2006.pdf">Musings of an “Old-School” Programmer (PDF)</a></em>http://codelahoma.com/post/19017960004http://codelahoma.com/post/19017960004Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:35:44 -0500“I really enjoy working with younger people than me, because they’re as eager to learn new things as I am. I also really enjoy dis­cussing tech­ni­cal things with them, largely for selfish reasons: ex­plain­ing some­thing to someone else makes me un­der­stand that thing much better.”<br/><br/> - <em><p><a href="http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2011/10/21/i-broke-your-code-and-its-your-fault/">Absolutely No Machete Juggling » I Broke Your Code, And It’s Your Fault</a></p> <p>The article is good, though actually on a different subject. This sentiment resonated with me, though.</p></em>http://codelahoma.com/post/18574701782http://codelahoma.com/post/18574701782Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:40:00 -0500plus his name is Rodso he's got that going for himwhich is nice<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzqvl8bxTy1qzaxl7o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Inbox Zero is cool and all, but Inbox 1337 is more, well, 1337.</p>http://codelahoma.com/post/18007849386http://codelahoma.com/post/18007849386Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:17:32 -0500<a href="http://whathaveyoutried.com/">http://whathaveyoutried.com/</a>http://codelahoma.com/post/17766834097http://codelahoma.com/post/17766834097Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:09:29 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzcw9rfW2X1qzaxl7o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Oh, yeah</strong></p> <p>Now all I need is a way to swap Caps Lock and Control on my bluetooth keyboard.</p>http://codelahoma.com/post/17577591119http://codelahoma.com/post/17577591119Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:05:50 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzcuz3KKWU1qzaxl7o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>I’m so in love with the folks at Panic right now</strong></p>http://codelahoma.com/post/17575778570http://codelahoma.com/post/17575778570Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:37:51 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz8tcvbstY1qzaxl7o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Been shaving keystrokes all week</strong></p>http://codelahoma.com/post/17438942997http://codelahoma.com/post/17438942997Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:12:31 -0500<p><script src="https://gist.github.com/1763670.js?file=.vimrc"></script></p>http://codelahoma.com/post/17238251124http://codelahoma.com/post/17238251124Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:00:33 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lysrpkt72x1qzaxl7o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Sweet</strong></p>http://codelahoma.com/post/16956954827http://codelahoma.com/post/16956954827Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:15:20 -0500<a href="http://www.archive.org/details/SICP_4_ipod">Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Videos for iPod @ Internet Archive</a>: <p>A complete presentation of MIT’s 6.001 course, circa 1986.</p> <p>Other formats and information available <a href="http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.001/abelson-sussman-lectures/">here</a>.</p>http://codelahoma.com/post/16522481576http://codelahoma.com/post/16522481576Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:20:20 -0500<a href="http://getskeleton.com/?utm_source=html5weekly&utm_medium=email">Skeleton: Beautiful Boilerplate for Responsive, Mobile-Friendly Development</a>: <blockquote> <p>Skeleton is a small collection of CSS & JS files that can help you rapidly develop sites that look beautiful at any size, be it a 17” laptop screen or an iPhone. Skeleton is built on three core principles:</p> </blockquote>http://codelahoma.com/post/15672105575http://codelahoma.com/post/15672105575Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:27:06 -0500