I've noticed lately that you can work so hard on a problem that sometimes it actually helps to stop, drink a beer, and go at it again with whatever the beer gives you on the way. It's like there's two modes of thought, one that works with a clear head and maybe some coffee, and [...]
Javascript is the new thing. About five years ago I got a little tired of the explosion of web frameworks and moved into compiled programs and music software. Now, after a long hiatus, the web is completely different. Now we have that javascript debugger I was missing all those alert()s ago, and the same code [...]