Less busy this month.
1. Discovering Dev Tools
Google Chrome has one of the best debugging and development tools for the web development. Learn more by trying out the tutorials here. It’s really well down.
2. The Stockdale Paradox
Haven’t heard of this paradox till my director made a brief mention of it. The paradox states that while you must have faith that you will prevail in the end you must also act in a manner where you are aware of the current situation. In times of trouble, it can seem like being in denial while confronting the reality of things.
3. Stephen Fry
This statement makes me feel like tearing:
The strange thing is, if you see me in the street and engage in conversation I will probably freeze into polite fear and smile inanely until I can get away to be on my lonely ownsome. Make of that what you will.
- See more at: http://www.stephenfry.com/2013/06/24/only-the-lonely/#sthash.DkZYF7H7.dpuf
4. Optimism being just as dangerous as pessimism
There’s no difference between a pessimist who says, “Oh, it’s hopeless, so don’t bother doing anything,” and an optimist who says, “Don’t bother doing anything, it’s going to turn out fine anyway.” Either way, nothing happens. –- Yvon Chouinard
This could go real wrong either ways. The key is not to be too extreme in either ends. Know the types but don’t bother too much with the definition for you can’t categorically decide where a person fits.
5. Grunt.js
I’m using more of Grunt.js at work and there’s been a huge gain in productivity. These grunt processes are a little troublesome to set up but once they are there they made web development so much saner.
6. Our broken web development flow
And about sane web development, Kenneth Auchenberg articulated this situation well.
I can’t agree more to that, I’m using a combination of LiveReload, Sublime Text and Grunt’s JSHint plugin to make improve web development process. It is not perfect and there’s some resistance to introducing these workflow to my colleagues at first but they’re seeing the benefits gradually.
7. Shortcat app for Mac
Shortcat’s pretty cool. Get it here. I’ll leave you with a video to look at:
What is Shortcat? from chendo on Vimeo.
8. Dash app for Mac
I’ve been using Dash for Mac. It’s basically offline documentation. It’s great for people who are on the go. How many times do you need to check on something and the internet connection is just horrible or non-existent? This is a life saver for me. It’s a free app but the paid version removes the nag screens.
