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I was on the WebKit.org site the other day, and it struck me that it was a fairly ugly site for the home page of such a well-known browser engine. Lime green to white background transition, drop-shadow headers. It doesn’t even respond; what? I don’t want to take anything away from its functionality – it works perfectly well – but it did bring to mind the argument about frontend frameworks and the beautification of the Internet.

Mapping the world of big data must be a lot like demystifying the antiquated concept of the Orient, trying to decipher a mass of unknowns. With the ever multiplying expanse of data and the natural desire of humans to simultaneously understand it

Why mobile navigation sucks, and the reasons it needs to change.

One major decision that many organizations must face at one point or another is the choice of moving to the cloud or buying and maintaining servers internally. The decision to purchase hardware, compared to taking advantage of a monthly usage-based Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) model has many pros and cons that need to be evaluated. This post will summarize many of those considerations.

You Want a Job in Publishing? Please Set Fire to this Unicorn in C#

'Must keep streak going'. That is the sound of someone on a twenty plus kill streak on Titanfall (probably me). It's also the sound of someone who's on a 20 day streak learning JavaScript on CodeAcademy. Gamification is becoming an increasingly popular concept as a way to structure and make enjoyable the way people engage in the realms of learning, business and even the most routine aspects of lifestyle.