Marathon man
Although I spent much of April writing a tutorial for .net Magazine, I did enjoy a brief respite while I ran the Brighton Marathon. Yep, it’s been quite the month.
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April 2012 (9 posts)
♫ Afternoon Delight by Will Ferrell
The problem with Marc Andreessen
Felix Salmon:
Andreessen’s entire fortune has been built on the greater-fool theory: if you build something trendy enough, there’s probably going to be a huge lumbering company out there somewhere willing to overpay for it.
I know many who would agree with this assessment.
Build a responsive website in a week
Since returning from San Francisco, much of my spare time has been spent writing a tutorial for .net magazine. Published as part of their Responsive Week, this is for developers who want to learn about responsive web design but don’t know where to start.
♫ Love Is Only A Feeling by The Darkness
♫ Rust by Echo & the Bunnymen
♫ Am I Just a Man by Steve Mason
Inventing on principle
Bret Victor talks about why he is motivated to create creative tools, during his presentation at CUSEC 2012:
Ideas are very precious to me, and when I see ideas dying, it hurts. I see a tragedy. To me it feels like a moral wrong, it feels like an injustice. And if I think there is anything I can do about it, I feel it’s my responsibility to do so. Not opportunity, but responsibility.
He also asks a good question; what’s the guiding principle behind everything you create?
(Via Tim Van Damme)
♫ Bright Lights by Matchbox Twenty