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.
April 2012
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.
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)