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By now, most people have heard of Technical Debt; the cost of messy code that grows over time, like interest on an overdue loan. For the last couple of years I've been talking at No Fluff Just Stuf...

#innovation debt #technical debt #r&d #learning #craftsmanship

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How to install mysql and python bindings on OS X

For my upcoming post "how to create a Django project on Google App Engine" I needed to install a MySQL instance and configure python to do so. MySQL is a little beast, and it is not so straight forward to install it on OS X…

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More on standing desks. Essential kit.

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Javascript Memoisation / Memoization

This is more an excuse to create a jsfiddle but I wanted to play with memoisation / memoization (depending on your location).

http://jsfiddle.net/kushalj/8Xmfv/1/

This is just Crockford's example from 'Javascript the Good Parts' book. Working and playing helped me solidify the concept.

A very cool caching system.

var count = 0; var fibonacci = function (n) { count++ return n

#memoisation #memoization #javascript #closure #memo #fibonacci

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the one where Joel discusses his trials and tribulations as a developer of fine software.

This has been a great help. So many plugins... so little time...

#vim #plugins #scripts #file manager #search #navigation #syntax #error check

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Relax. Your JavaScript doesn't need semicolons.

Life without semicolons is great. Now I will continue this life in the node world...

#semi-colons #node #python

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Standing Desk! I want one, ASAP!

Hello people!

“It doesn’t matter if you go running every morning, or you’re a regular at the gym. If you spend most of the rest of the day sitting — in your car, your office chair, on your sofa at home — you are putting yourself at increased risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, a variety of cancers and an early death. In other words, irrespective of whether you exercise vigorously, sitting for long periods is bad for you.”

Article: Stand up while you read this - includes references

(basically, it creates movement and passive exercise, generates 'lipase' etc etc..)

Best Desks: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/the-best-standing-desks/

What I am building: Spacekat's DIY Standing Desk

More desks: Lifehacker standing desk article

http://www.brit.co/standing-desks/

Finally, a frightening infographic from dailyinfographic.com

#standing desk #sitting is deadly #sitting #chair death #back pain #exercise #new desk #health for coders

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Launch 48, Leicester, UK

Been a bit quiet. That's means I'm busy! But I will be at http://leicester.launch48.com/ over the weekend. See you there.

#launch48 #leicester #tech #startup #lean startup #hackathon

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Using emacs with UK Mac/OSX Keyboard

This was a pain. Quite simple solution: I use 'use option as meta key' so hash "#" wouldn't work with emacs as it's all tied up with meta commands.

Putting this in ~/.emacs fixes it:

(global-unset-key (kbd "M-3")) (global-set-key (kbd "M-3") '(lambda() (interactive) (insert-string "#")))

Obviously, I've cut the last line for my shitty column width. you can paste it as 2 lines in .emacs!

#hash #uk keyboard #osx #mac #alt-3

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Cracking summary of git concepts.

#git #concepts #branch #commit #understand

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Quick solution: Add "ServerAliveInterval 60" to the ssh config file in ~/.ssh/ :)

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A simple introductory article that helps explain the (justified) hype.

(Note: I make no money from the course or the link above)

#node.js #nodejs #javascript #server side #back end #lean stack

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...but once you pick out the elements of your technology stack and begin developing your product, relatively little added value comes from radical shifts in technology (like changing frameworks), and switching technologies can become an excuse for not working on your product.

Balaji S. Srinivasan et al., 2013, Stanford University (on Startup Engineering course, Coursera)

I never considered node.js to be a contender but this blog disagrees.

#node.js #javascript #python vs js #ruby vs js

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TDWD with Python - Free Book Preview!

Test-Driven Web Development with Python O'Reilly's book preview service is fantastic learning source. TDD is necessary pain. Moving from two-man to multi-man teams makes it unavoidable and really, from lean startup perspective, this is a no-nonsense development aid. If it's done right. Testing gradually fades away into the background and becomes less of a heart-ache when everything suddenly falls over.

#python #TDD #test driven web development

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Rob Fitzpatrick - How To Do (And What To Expect From) Early-Stage Customer Development & Sales This video's a year old but still fresh.

#customer development #lean startup #testing

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How To Start A Startup http://notes.fundersandfounders.com/post/50348129830/how-to-start-a-startup-15-steps There are tons more here: http://fundersandfounders.com/

#lean startup #start startup #startup #model