This weekend the Goodsmiths team participated in the 2012 Rails Rumble, a 48-hour programming competition. We built a Hot-or-Not-style website for handmade goods.
Technology
I build software, both professionally and as a hobby, and I love reading about technology and science. These articles include what I’ve been learning, as well as my opinions on various tech topics.
This past weekend I did some fun programming. During our Thursday brainstorming session at work, Levi mentioned a polaroid look (like from those instant cameras, remember?), and Brandon joked about shaking them. Thinking about this for a bit on Friday, I realized this effect would be pretty easy to implement. In the end it took less than an hour and about 60 lines of code.
WordPress’ API for the toolbar (or the admin bar, as it was formerly known) has changed a bit since version 3.3. Since there is no documentation in the Codex, I thought I’d make some notes here.
Don’t upgrade to Ubuntu 11.10 unless you’re a masochist.
2011 marks the 20th anniversary of the Linux operating system. The Linux Foundation and other groups have been gathering stories from Linux gurus. I’ve been using Linux for about 15 years, but I came upon it gradually.