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Category Archives: Software Development
$7 a month for unlimited private repositories at github
I wonder if there is a size limit? I see a personal backup system here that could be cheaper than carbonite ($7 a month at github and unlimited vs $100 a year at carbonite). And oh yeah, you can store … Continue reading
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Why you don’t hear more folks complaining about outsourcing
I always get asked since I complain about outsourcing hurting software development in the US, why don’t more news articles come out about it. Partly cause alot of the displaced are under gag orders. In order to get their severance, … Continue reading
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Walgreens has developer API’s
Pretty neat, you can create your own app to interface Walgreens photo, rewards, store locations, etc etc with the Walgreens API. Walgreens extends its developer efforts with two new APIs
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Why use Nginx over Apache
Nginx configures like Apache does, but seems to be a simpler tool to use (at least for me. And the other plus side, is Nginx uses asynchronous sockets so it can handle more requests per process. Where Apache spins off … Continue reading
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Interesting USB standard from Google
It seems the goal of the standard is to make it easier to configure 3D printers, but it could be applied to other USB devices. Sounds interesting but I am not sure it will take off. http://www.3ders.org/articles/20160416-google-engineers-create-webusb-api-to-connect-usb-devices-securely-to-the-web.html
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NY State Senators propose tax credit for open source dev’s
A couple of state senators in NYC are proposing tax credits for open source developers for out of pocket costs (up to $200). That would be nice side perk since I know the dev’s are more likely donating alot more … Continue reading
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Viper, now Zerynth,is Python for Embedded
I stumbled on this by accident. Apparently Zerynth/Viper is an embedded systems, well IoT oriented, version of Python. I don’t know much more on it but I am bookmarking it for future looksee. Viper, the Python IoT Development Suite, is … Continue reading
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Great, maybe we should look at retraining what we have first?
I love these articles that talk about the “shortage” in STEM. I remember a good article that pointed out the claims for “shortage” have been around since the late 1800s. Anyways the article goes on and one about educating the … Continue reading
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A true story of outsourcing
The unfortunate reality of outsourcing is that the “tech” jobs that are supposedly in high demand, really are not. Hopefully congress will do something right here. Like support a minimum wage for the visas at 120K or more. That way … Continue reading
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Another IoT standards group
Whats this like the 5th one? The Open Connectivity Foundation, is yet another standards group to help with control/setup/etc with IoT based devices. This one has some low end manufacturers involved and Microsoft. The articl goes a good job listing … Continue reading
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