JavaScript History as Rock Concert Event!?!?

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Douglas Crockford is Yahoo!'s JavaScript architect and a member of the committee designing future versions of the world's most popular programming language. Over first three months of 2010, Douglas delivered his acclaimed series of lectures on the history of JavaScript, its features, and its use. Links to video, transcripts, and photos from each of the events follows:

Oh Brother! - "ninja is a hot new job title, vying to become the "guru" of the new century." - WSJ.com

In Japanese folklore, ninjas were warriors who were skilled in espionage, traveled in disguise and often employed stealth fighting techniques many centuries ago. Today, a ninja is a hot new job title, vying to become the "guru" of the new century.

Ninja is "sexier" than its predecessor, Mr. Schliker says: "Guru is so Web 1.0."

via online.wsj.com

 

IRS agents, Security Burocrats, and bad software people should go on the first ship. Don't worry, we'll be right behind on the second ship. (@unclebobmartin)

unclebobmartin (@unclebobmartin):
4/5/10 12:58 PM
IRS agents, Security Burocrats, and bad software people should go on the first ship. Don't worry, we'll be right behind on the second ship.

(via @spolsky) - The Duct Tape Programmer - Joel on Software

Jamie Zawinski is what I would call a duct-tape programmer. And I say that with a great deal of respect.
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 “At the end of the day, ship the fucking thing! It’s great to rewrite your code and make it cleaner and by the third time it’ll actually be pretty. But that’s not the point—you’re not here to write code; you’re here to ship products.”
via joelonsoftware.com

Although I don't always agree with Joel, this column is spot on...