- Seriesly — time-series database written in go.
- Tablets and TV (Luke Wroblewski) — In August 2012, 77% of TV viewers used another device at the same time in a typical day. 81% used a smartphone and TV at the same time. 66% used a laptop and TV at the same time.
- Saltarelle — open source (Apache2) C# to Javascript compiler. (via Javascript Weekly)
- Tiny Transactions on Computer Science — computer science research in 140 characters or fewer.
"c" entries
Four short links: 12 September 2012
Time-Series Database, Multi-Device TV, C# to Javascript, and Tiny Research
Top Stories: June 25-29, 2012
William Gibson's apt predictions, why C matters, and a vote against lightweight DRM.
This week on O'Reilly: James Turner noted that the corporate dystopia predicted in "Neuromancer" has come to pass, author David Griffith discussed C's continued popularity, and Joe Wikert explained why lightweight ebook DRM isn't viable.
Why learn C?
David Griffiths on C's consistent popularity and what the language can do for you.
In this Code podcast, "Head First C" co-author David Griffith discusses C's continued popularity and why C and Arduino work well together.
Developing cross-platform mobile apps with C#
Greg Shackles on using C# and .NET to build apps that work across mobile platforms.
Web developer and author Greg Shackles reveals the advantages of using C# over C++ for writing mobile apps. He also explains why Android and iOS developers should give C# a serious look.
Cross-platform mobile development is a breeze with C#
Greg Shackles on why C# makes sense for mobile development.
Find out why using C# for cross-platform mobile development will take you less time and less code while bringing your apps to a wider audience.
Developer Week in Review: The hijacking of an insulin pump
Medical devices are remotely hacked, Google Maps get a price tag, and Linus Torvalds really doesn't like a certain language.
If you own an insulin pump, someone out there might have a hack with your name on it. Google decides to make high-volume Maps API users pony up some cash, and the creator of Linux goes after C++.
Dennis Ritchie Day
On 10/30/11 let's remember the contributions of computing pioneer Dennis Ritchie.
I don't have the convening power of a governor, but for those of us around the world who care, I hereby declare this Sunday, October 30 to be Dennis Ritchie Day.
Developer Week in Review: Two giants fall
Steve Jobs and the App Store, goodbye to Dennis Ritchie, and an internal Google critique goes public.
Better late than never, a few thoughts on Steve Jobs. Also, a Unix pioneer leaves us, and Google's dirty laundry is accidentally hung out to dry.
Developer Week in Review: Google Goes Yardsaling
Google consumes mass quantities of mobile, social media gone bad, and C++ learns new tricks
We learned that Google liked Motorola products so much they decided to buy the company, that social media has a dark side, and that C++ isn't ready to join Sanskrit in the dead languages section just yet.
Four short link: 4 January 2011
100 Trends, Mobile to Web, Geometry Fun, and C# NLP Tools
- 100 Things to Watch in 2011 — people who consider tech trends without considering social trends are betting on the atom bomb without considering the Summer of Love. (via Fred Wilson)
- Mobile Economics will Trend Towards Web Economics (Fred Wilson) — A central issue with the Internet, no matter what device and presentation layer you use to access it, is that there is an unlimited amount of content available. Evan Williams calls it “a web of infinite information” in this chat with Om Malik. What is valuable is filtering and curation. Restricting access to content doesn’t work. Someone else’s content will get filtered and curated instead of yours. Scarcity is not a viable business model on the Internet.
- Magic Tile — geometric and topological analogues of Rubik’s Cube. Mindblowing fun with math.
- SharpNLP — open source C# NLP tools.