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larry_pion A celebration of code – 6 pieces of code that had an impact

Hi! Author here: wow! One of the things I loved about the C64 was its immediacy and how you could just poke around and start breaking things. You just can't get that same effect with today's computers.

larry_pion A celebration of code – 6 pieces of code that had an impact

I think my brain exploded so badly I don't even understand what all that means.

larry_pion How to grow into your best developer self

I can definitely agree with this. Even though I've only held a couple of individual training sessions, the worst ones are where nobody asks anything and people just leave. No feedback on whether this session was any good or did I just completely blew it.

I'll gladly hang around to address any questions. It shows that you're genuinely interested in the matter. Don't be afraid of coming across as a beginner either - asking questions is how you learn.

larry_pion How core.async and CSP help you prove your async code works

Thanks for pointing it out - title changed to better fit article content.

larry_pion How core.async and CSP help you prove your async code works

My bad, I just noticed that too and changed the title to reflect it. Thanks for pointing it out!

larry_pion 12 Coders Get Naked for a Good Cause

It's a huge multi-user touchscreen. Nasdaq's got one as well: http://reaktor.com/work/nasdaq/ We (I work at Reaktor) use it to keep tabs on our projects and see who's doing what: http://multitouch.reaktor.com/visual-asset-management-tool

The actual screen is built by Multitaction (http://www.multitaction.com/) and Reaktor creates custom software for it.

larry_pion Node.js running in the new Airbus A350 inflight servers

Sloppy dev is a sloppy dev - whichever the language: http://www.safetyresearch.net/blog/articles/toyota-unintende...