MadMongers

I end up reading about 3-8 links a day from this, just from the
teasers.  Today, for example,  there's perl
http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/4155118/learning-perl.aspx

and anti-perl (big TiaTp [1] - almost troll bait but):
http://www.leancrew.com/all-this/2012/02/why-i-left-perl

(there's a lot of truth in there. Smugness, hostility and that other
negative emotion are often displayed when somebody asks a group of
Perl geeks for help), general programming
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ericlippert/archive/2012/02/13/bad-metaphors.aspx
http://coderbyte.com/

the future:
http://www.roughtype.com/archives/2012/02/dont_say_you_we.php

and the universe:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21328516.600-seven-equations-that-rule-your-world.html

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Tempest in a Teapot

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Subject: CodeProject | Daily News - Windows 8 is not all about
Tablets, it’s about the future
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http://www.codeproject.com/

Windows 8 is not all about Tablets, it’s about the future
"Let’s have a candid discussion about the state of the Windows PC business."
Source: Hal's (Im)Perfect Vision

Seven equations that rule your world
"The math behind the technology of daily life."
Source: New Scientist

Don't say you weren't warned
"Looking back on Arthur C. Clarke's Profiles of the Future."
Source: Nicholas Carr

Can Microsoft overcome the smartphone app gap?
"There’s more to using apps than just the apps themselves."
Source: TechFlash

Coming in 2012: Firefox for Windows 8's Metro
"In theory this means a browser written in Silverlight or XAML."
Source: CNET

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Developer News
Put your programming skills to the test
"Try out a programming challenge right now."
Source: Coderbyte

Why I left Perl
"It all began in a Fortran course my freshman year in college..."
Source: Dr. Drang

Back on Linux
"You don't know how lucky you are, boy..."
Source: dywypi.org

.NET: So long and thanks for all the fish
"The secret to life, the universe and everything not on .NET development stack."
Source: lucisferre

Bad Metaphors (for OOP)
"The mother-and-child reunion is only a motion() away."
Source: Fabulous Adventures In Coding

The Gradual Decline in Silverlight Adoption
"So what went wrong?"
Source: Colin Eberhardt

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Code Project Discussions - Have your say!
Redundancy in code
"Is this good, bad or just another way to code?"
Source: The Code Project

What's the best way to learn Perl?
"Share your tips and resources."
Source: The Code Project





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