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On My Agenda Next Week…
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
How Devotees of Older, More Traditional Programming Language X See Newer, Different Programming Language Y
Sunday, February 17th, 2008
They see it in pretty much the same way that Grandma sees the remote:
Silicon Island: Montreal’s High-Tech Community
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
In today’s Montreal Gazette article, there’s an article titled Silicon Island? that looks at their high-tech community’s grassroots movement. Read on for more…
Ideas to Steal from Silicon Valley and Seattle
Friday, February 15th, 2008
Many communities dream of becoming the next Silicon Valley. According to the New York Times, Seattle is actually doing it. In this article, I’m going to talk about ideas that Toronto can borrow from both Silicon Valley and Seattle.
How to Work the Room
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Here’s a handy list of tips to follow when you’re at your next social function…
Toronto Gatherings for Rails Developers
Monday, January 21st, 2008
If you’re a Ruby on Rails developer, there are a couple of events you might be interested in…
The Invisible Computer Revolution
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
“If I had told you ten years ago that by the end of 2007 there would be an international network of wirelessly-connected computers throughout the developing world, you might well have said it wasn’t possible.
…it was created, and it continues to expand, not through Non-Governmental Organisations or charity or development grants but through the market, [...]
Lessons from a Paper Bridge
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Yesterday, TSOT engaged in a company-wide exercise which was supposed to teach us about teamwork and blitz planning. In the process, we got a couple of lessons that could be applied to the process of building software…
Toronto Ajax Pub Night - Monday January 14th
Saturday, January 12th, 2008
It’s the only time you should mix Ajax and beer: at Ajax Pub Night, which takes place here in Toronto on Monday, January 14th. Read on for details…
Happy (Belated) Birthday, Donald Knuth!
Friday, January 11th, 2008
“Post Knuth birthday article” was an item on my list of blogging to-dos that I missed yesterday. So I’ll just wish the Good Doctor a happy 70th birthday, point you to Jeff “Coding Horror” Atwood’s article on Knuth (full of linky goodness) and close with this amusing thought: if someone wants to make a Knuth biopic, I nominate Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute in the American version of The Office) to play him…
