Configuring MacJournal as WordPress Front End

Posted by on Dec 9, 2014 in All, WordPress, Writing

MacJournal is a surprisingly versatile desktop app. One of its tricks is be a fast, fuss-free front end for blogging. Setting MacJournal up as a front-end to my WordPress blog was easy as pie, thanks to this article

Figures of Speech = Design Patterns for Writing

Figures of Speech = Design Patterns for Writing

Posted by on Dec 9, 2014 in All, Writing

Programmers have design patterns. Writers have figures of speech. Found this chart today, created by Curtis Niebold, The Visual Communication Guy, and it looks like a great resource for anyone doing more than casual writing. Probably a good thing to review from time, to keep ourselves aware of the time-tested, reusable solutions at our disposal […]

Dieter Rams: Ten Principles For Good Design

Dieter Rams: Ten Principles For Good Design

Posted by on Nov 20, 2014 in All, Design, Uncategorized

Good design: Is innovative — The possibilities for progression are not, by any means, exhausted. Technological development is always offering new opportunities for original designs. But imaginative design always develops in tandem with improving technology, and can never be an end in itself. Makes a product useful — A product is bought to be used. […]

How to Be a Great Software Developer

How to Be a Great Software Developer

Posted by on Nov 19, 2014 in All, Programming, Uncategorized

What are the marks of a great programmer? Knowing a lot of languages? Working fast? Coding complex functionality from scratch rather than using something already written? Code that’s so concise there’s not much left for the minified to do? Peter Nixey tackles the question (How to Be a Great Software Developer) and comes up with […]