musicForProgramming();

musicForProgramming();

A series of mixes intended for listening while programming to aid concentration and increase productivity (also compatible with other activities).

The Exceptional Beauty of Doom 3’s Source Code

• Cologne, Germany

I wouldn’t go as far as calling it “exceptional” and HOLY MOLY what a nerdy article, but well worth a read. Don’t miss John Carmack’s comment. [via]

musicForProgramming()

A series of mixes intended for listening while programming to aid concentration and increase productivity (also compatible with other activities).

musicForProgramming()

I have complained about random noise at work over and over again, mostly because I have yet really to solve the problem. I am now giving musicForProgramming() a try, so far it is supremely weird and creepy with a lot of droning sounds and random bits of instrumental music thrown in. I am not too sure how well I can concentrate on work while listening to it.

See also: Music for Brogramming

Bookmarks for December 13th through December 15th

Facebook Makes Us All Sad Because Everyone Is Happy But Us
Mule Design Studio’s Blog: Tart Up Your Startup!
Old gold: @mulegirl wrote about some of the stuff I mentioned at #warmgun today. And she’s smarter than me: http://t.co/GMz54nfR
Instagram Engineering • What Powers Instagram: Hundreds of Instances, Dozens of Technologies
The Internet and Social inequality: social media and digital divide | Digital serendipities – Danica Radovanovic’s thoughts about technology, media, life
Do unto others… | Sarah Parmenter, a web and UI designer.
Russell Monk’s Open-Air Studio – NYTimes.com
Love when people just set up & start taking portraits. Such a great way to elevate & celebrate the folks in your hood: http://t.co/pykxePyr
inessential.com: Apps and web apps and the future
A man, a ball, a hoop, a bench (and an alleged thread)… TELLER! – Las Vegas Weekly
It’s Lonely in the Modern World: The Essential Guide to Form, Function, and Ennui from the Creators of UnhappyHipsters.com: Amazon.de: Molly Jane Quinn, Jenna Talbott: Bücher

Bookmarks for November 18th through November 20th

A VC: The Architecture Of The Internet
How to spot a bad boss | Business of IT | ZDNet UK
obama-and-zuccotti-park-what-he-didnt-say.html
What Obama should have said about the police violence at Occupy Wall Street sites: http://t.co/IB3RNEhD
Why Is China Building These Gigantic Structures In the Middle of the Desert? (Update 3)
The End of Cheap Coffee: Why the Diner Staple Is About to Become a Luxury – Lifestyle – GOOD
Community Recap: Burden of Dreams — Vulture
Occupy Wall Street and the cops: Do the police support the protests? – Slate Magazine
xkcd: Wisdom of the Ancients
Who’s Evolving Whom?
Web Symbols typeface
A typeface filled up with useful little icons.

Bookmarks for November 16th

Cycle Gap: John Gruber Has Some Career Advice For Developers
Untitled (http://media.campdavid.de/media/catalog/category/1_2348_bild42332.jpg)
@klicktrend @poolie ?
Life Below 600px | Paddy Donnelly
@poolie ja gut, der ist ja auch above the fold.
Camp David – Wikipedia
@klicktrend @poolie @RockYour und ich dachte daran: und war verwirrt.
More coffee! More coffee! More coffee! | pixi.li
More coffee! More coffee! More coffee! ☕☕☕☕
5by5 | Back to Work #41: Carpal Tunnel Diem
@mrc
Don’t Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice | Kalzumeus Software

Bookmarks for September 6th through September 8th

rentzsch.tumblr.com: HOWTO Use UTF-8 Throughout Your Web Stack
Sentenc.es – A Disciplined Way To Deal With Email
Louis CK honors George Carlin
– YouTube
Louis CK honors George Carlin
Plain Text Offenders
"Identity Theft Protection"
Kreuz Köln-West wird für neun Monate "kastriert" | Koeln.de
RT @Dreamseer: Das wird ein großer Spaß für @dominik, @c_probst und andere Kollegen:

Bookmarks for August 27th through August 28th

How to Shoot Street Portraits
Axe-Wielding Bird ATTACKS!
– YouTube
It's Attack Bird!
Learn to code | Codecademy
My Little Serenity
– YouTube
RT @johl: My Little Serenity
Yurikamome – a set on Flickr
This is so pretty.

Bookmarks for July 29th through July 30th

Cocoa Dev Central
‪David Letterman – Comedian Louis CK‬‏
– YouTube
"Draw a picture of me telling you."

Triumph of the Cyborg Composer

Triumph of the Cyborg Composer

"But robots will never be able to create art." Yeah, right.

Weekend coding

I’ve spent this gray and cloudy Sunday afternoon doodling around, putting some of my recent ideas into small rapid-prototype kinds of code bits. And it was fun.
Once in a while I notice how the daily work with code clouds my memory and makes me forget that I chose this profession mostly because it is so much fun. I shall try to not forget about that again.

I need to talk to you about computers.

I need to talk to you about computers.

Insightful essay about the history of computers in the light of the iPad.

Alex Payne — On the iPad

Alex Payne — On the iPad

"The future of personal computing that the iPad shows us is both seductive and dystopian. It’s not a future I want to bring into my home."

3 Simple Rules That Will Make You a ‘Superstar’ Developer

3 Simple Rules That Will Make You a ‘Superstar’ Developer

Oh, good to know!

A successful Git branching model

A successful Git branching model

This looks like a well thought-out version control model. I'll really have to start looking at git soon.