Any solution to a problem involves trade-offs. One of my managers a long time ago used to be fond of saying some variation of There are an infinite number of solutions to a problem. A subset of those will work. A subset of those will work well. A subset of those are actually worth doing.… Read More »
I was reading The JavaScript Phrasebook on Safari and ran across one of my favorite pet peeves when people write about Web technologies. Cookies are not a specific browser technology, but a mechanism in the client/server model to overcome one major shortcoming in the HTTP protocol. HTTP is stateless, which means that the protocol does… Read More »
The Logic of Failure Dietrich Döner Perseus Books, 1996 This is a spectacular book on why people make mistakes. This book gives wonderful insight into design and troubleshooting that you won’t get from any traditional book on programming. A large portion of the book describes how very intelligent people make what seem like blindingly stupid… Read More »