02 January 2017

Viewing the Ad-Driven Internet as a Commons

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Here's a thought...  The Ad-revenue-driven Internet is (yet another example of a) Tragedy of the Commons .  The ad-funded websi...
18 August 2016

A 14-Point Framework for Evaluating Programming Libraries & APIs (Part 2 - Final)

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In Part 1 of this write-up, I discussed some of the reasons we might want for developing a clear-cut framework measuring and evaluating pr...
15 August 2016

A 14-Point Framework for Evaluating Programming Libraries & APIs (Part 1)

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Libraries, network-services, virtual machines, platforms and frameworks, all qualify under the umbrella term "API". Some are simp...
03 March 2016

Extraordinary, Driven, Passionate, Imaginative, Remarkable, Phenomenal, Seasoned Developer Wanted. Apply within.

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Recently spotted on the Internet: Open Positions Extraordinary DevOps Leader Driven JavaScript / Node.js Developer Remarkable PHP Eng...
19 March 2015

Turning URLs into URIs: shrtn - A URL redirector/shortener.

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The shutting down by Google of their project-hosting has forced me to migrate my URL-shortener project  to BitBucket (because Mercurial is...
04 September 2013

Darker Corners of Android: BroadcastReceivers and Intents

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Not all in Android-land is lightness and brightness. A few dark corners and cul de sacs await the unwary, ready to trap us in sticky tarbaby...
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27 July 2013

Android Patterns: Manufacturing Intents

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Activities , Services and BroadcastListeners are the basic components of application structure in Android. They are all started by firing ...
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