Archive for October, 2006

POST Considered Inconvenient

Saturday, October 28th, 2006

More from Elliotte Rusty Harold on a common abuse of HTTP.

Elliotte Rusty Harold: Why REST Failed

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

This is the clearest and most concise explanation of REST that I have yet encountered, including why it’s not all there yet. (In spite of the title it’s not really hostile to REST.)

The Guerrilla Guide to Interviewing

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

The Guerrilla Guide to Interviewing (version 3.0)
The latest revision of Joel Spolsky’s classic essay. From Joel on Software.

Microsoft Privacy Guidelines

Friday, October 20th, 2006

This contains Microsoft’s official guidelines for protecting user privacy in desktop and web applications. They cover mostly user-interface issues rather than Windows-specific technical details. If you are a software developer and don’t consider yourself a privacy expert they are well worth reading.

(I’m not making any assertion that all Microsoft software actually obeys these guidelines.)

via CNET.

5 Principles For Programming

Tuesday, October 10th, 2006

Simple but deep: Empathy Box :: 5 Principles For Programming

How to Shoot Yourself in the Foot in Any Programming Language

Friday, October 6th, 2006

fullduplex.org How to Shoot Yourself in the Foot in Any Programming Language