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The Philosophy of Ramda
Ramda says it is a practical functional library for JavaScript programmers, built around small composable functions, immutable data, a shallow API, and parameter order that supports currying.
Scott Hanselman's 2014 Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows
Scott Hanselman lists the Windows utilities, store apps, browser add-ins, launchers, and developer tools he uses often, with notes on built-in features in Windows 8.1 and older favorites.
UNITY 3D – GAME PROGRAMMING – PART 3
This third part of the series shows how to process keyboard input in Unity 3D, create primitives only after Space is pressed, and map keys to rotation and movement.
UNITY 3D – GAME PROGRAMMING – PART 2
The article expands on Unity 3D basics with Transform use, scripted rotation of cubes, dynamic primitive creation, and adding light to improve how the scene renders.
UNITY 3D - GAME PROGRAMMING INTRODUCTION
Introduces Unity 3D as a popular game engine, outlines the IDE’s main panels, and shows how to create a cube and rotate it with a basic C# script attached to a GameObject.
Pedro Freire’s Birthday at MYVT Meier School
The post links Pedro Freire’s 18th birthday to the idea of progressive Kung Fu life, showing how the Mo Gun gathers visitors, returning practitioners, and family moments into one shared practice space.
Understanding .NET 2015
The post maps the main parts of .NET 2015, centered on .NET Core, open source engineering, and cross-platform support, and explains how frameworks, compilers, and app models fit together.
Como fazer bons negócios no verão
O texto reúne relatos de empresários sobre como atravessar o período entre dezembro e o Carnaval, com planejamento, comunicação da disponibilidade, ações promocionais e foco na produção interna.
Invitation for the New Members of Kung Fu Family
The post says the invitation marks formal entry into the Kung Fu Family, as well as a relational rite. It links Moy Yat’s answer about his own family’s beginning to lived experience in Ving Tsun and to new members.
Use o speed cleaning para limpar a casa
A autora descreve uma rotina de speed cleaning para manter a casa limpa com pouca tralha: agrupa materiais, percorre as divisões, limpa por etapas e termina com aspirador e esfregona.
Should you hire a software developer talent agent?
The article says some developers can benefit from agents or recruiters because project-based work, negotiation, and job hunting take time. It weighs representation against the fees and the type of work you want.
PearBudget - fazer orçamentos e controlar despesas
A autora apresenta o PearBudget como uma ferramenta online simples para fazer orçamentos, registar entradas e despesas e comparar o planeado com o real, com categorias mensais, irregulares e saldo zero.
Quanto vale meu trabalho?
O texto discute por que cobrar é difícil, como o preço afeta a percepção do serviço e como a insegurança e o desconforto levam a concessões, descontos e salários mal negociados.
Patricia Arquette e o melhor efeito manada da história do Oscar
O texto defende que o discurso de Patricia Arquette no Oscar abriu espaço para uma noite de falas sobre igualdade salarial, gênero, raça, prisão e imigração.
12 coisas que aprendo no Egito | Na Estrada #28
Relato de 15 dias no Egito em que o autor destaca hospitalidade, comida de rua, barganha, presença militar, turismo frágil e a convivência entre cotidiano, religião e ruínas.
Cultive disciplina | 23 dias para um homem melhor #22
O texto argumenta que a motivação oscila e que a disciplina permite agir mesmo sem vontade, criando consistência por meio de hábitos e horários fixos.
Universidade pessoal – reflexões de uma pessoa autodidata
A autora explica como organiza estudos autodidatas com base em rotina, prioridade e ciclos, escolhendo temas conforme seus interesses e objetivos, sem depender de uma faculdade única.
Oliver Sacks diante da morte
Oliver Sacks relata o diagnóstico de câncer terminal, reflete sobre os meses que lhe restam e diz querer viver com foco, gratidão, trabalho, amigos e despedidas.
New Legends of Kung Fu Masters: "The Kung Fu Hug"
A personal account of how the author learned, through Si Fu Julio Camacho, that Kung Fu also involves affection, presence, and heart-to-heart connection beyond public display.
How I increased conversion on my checkout form by 60%
Philip Kaplan says his checkout conversion rose from 25% to 40% after adding security cues, trust badges, a repeated value proposition, a card-type dropdown, and a personal message.
A Monadic Approach to Error Handling in Collection Pipelines
Michael Feathers shows how chained computation can carry both results and errors in a single pipeline, using a Ruby version of Haskell’s Either to record validation failures while skipping later stages.
The case for treating sugar like a dangerous drug
Robert Lustig argues that sugar meets the criteria for regulation because it is ubiquitous, toxic, abused, and harmful to society, and he says reducing consumption would require taxes or limits on access.
Erlang VM Tuning
Riak exposes Erlang VM settings in riak.conf, while older versions used vm.args. The page lists tuning options for SMP, schedulers, ports, buffers, ETS, crash dumps, tick time, and shutdown time.
Microsoft is interesting again — very
The piece argues that Microsoft fell behind by optimizing for dividends and short-term sales, but under Satya Nadella it is making aggressive, long-term moves again across apps, cloud, open source, and devices.
XKCD's brilliant explanation of Fermi Estimation
Dois desenhos de bonecos de palito ilustram a explicação de estimativa de Fermi no texto sobre pintar a superfície da Terra.
Refactoring code that accesses external services
The article shows how to refactor code that mixes YouTube access, data translation, and domain logic into separate connection, gateway, domain, and coordinator objects, using small behavior-preserving steps and tests.
An Addict’s Guide to Overcoming the Distraction Habit
Leo Babauta describes distraction as a habit built on fear, fantasy, and fear of missing out, then suggests awareness, reflection, and concrete limits to recover attention and focus on what matters.
Java vs. Node.js: An epic battle for developer mind share
The article compares Java and Node.js across tooling, libraries, debugging, speed, threading, and code reuse, arguing that Java is stronger in mature infrastructure while Node.js wins on ubiquity and simplicity.
Por que você precisa de uma rotina doméstica?
O texto defende que rotinas domésticas trazem sequência, flexibilidade e controle, ajudam a distribuir tarefas em família, poupam tempo e dinheiro e reduzem esquecimentos no dia a dia.
Made in Brazil
O texto argumenta que a “tempestade perfeita” da economia brasileira não veio de fora: ela foi construída ao longo de anos por erros de política macro e microeconômica, com piora recente e responsabilidade também de economistas que apoiaram o governo.
Providence: Failure Is Always an Option
Jason Punyon revisits Providence’s year-long build and argues that the project failed slowly because it was too large, relied on speculative technology choices, and spent too long on incidental work instead of validating the models in production.
The Death of the SLA
The article argues that negotiating cloud SLAs is a waste of time because providers already focus on availability, penalties are limited, and the legal approach distracts from technical design for failure.
The Software Revolution
The software revolution, according to Altman, will create wealth while destroying jobs and concentrating power. He argues that AI and synthetic biology make it easier for small groups to cause harm, so society should build safeguards and better responses.
Eu aprendi sobre: não trabalhar no feriado
A autora testa ficar sem trabalhar no Carnaval e vê que o descanso fica mais fácil quando ninguém espera resposta. As ideias continuam surgindo, então ela as anota para retomar depois.
Amplie seu mundo por meio da cultura
O texto defende a curiosidade como forma de ampliar o universo pessoal: investigar origens, relações e influências ajuda a entender melhor cultura, pessoas e a própria vida.
Errors and Exceptions
The chapter classifies compile-time, logical, run-time, and generated errors, then explains when Erlang code should raise, throw, exit, or handle exceptions with try/catch and after.
Learn elixir in Y Minutes
The page introduces Elixir as a functional language on the Erlang VM and walks through its core syntax, pattern matching, control flow, modules, structs, exceptions, and message-based concurrency.
XSLT ForEach
An XSLT 1.0 stylesheet uses a recursive named template to print a numeric range, splitting the interval at the midpoint and recursing on each half until start and end match.
Seja produtivo usando seu próprio método
O texto defende que sistemas prontos falham quando ignoram a realidade de cada pessoa, e propõe usar princípios simples para criar um método próprio com metas, limites, gatilhos e foco.
Savor Discipline: Merge the Interests of Your Future & Present Selves
Babauta proposes “Savor Discipline” as a way to resolve conflict between present and future desires by considering both, then choosing a third option that satisfies each through mindful enjoyment.