“Let’s stop doing everything our curiosity asks, and instead start asking some things of it.”
January 18, 2012
Items of Interest
Collecting amazing and interesting things on the web.
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A fantastic-looking blog series on iOS development from a web developer. Like many web folks, I often get ideas for iPhone apps I’d like to build “when I have the time” but I’ve never learned Objective C. So I need things like this.
January 17, 2012
iOS Beginner blog series by Kent Nguyen, developer of Denso App
“Ultimately this boiled down to one core concept: pairing designers with developers. Constant interaction with developers is what sparked Bootstrap and continues to drive its development over a year later. From whiteboarding ideas to coding rough prototypes, collaborating across disciplines is what made Bootstrap successful for internal use at Twitter.”
January 17, 2012
“If we want to really show what design is and what it can do, we need to get design elevated to the partner level. Partners have major equity stakes, real decision-making power, and are involved in product development from the beginning. The design team must feel that it has both the authority to make product decisions and the responsibility for the outcome of those decisions.”
January 17, 2012
Andrew Sullivan takes a long view at Obama’s presidency, and explains why he should be re-elected. He gets through the spin quite well.
January 17, 2012
andrew sullivan / obama / politics
How Obama’s Long Game Will Outsmart His Critics — www.thedailybeast.com — Readability
“For some time now, we’ve been using various technologies to edit and store text within a web browser. Now with the contenteditable attribute, things have got a whole lot easier. In this article, I’ll tell you what this attribute is for, how it works, and how we can take things further.”
January 17, 2012
“There is no more evidence required that a magical focus on design can transform a company. In order for this to happen, engineering and design need to party more together, but there’s a fundamental tension between design and engineering and understanding that tension is a good place to start thinking about design.”
January 16, 2012
Julie Clawson reviews the section of “Jesus I Have Loved, But Paul?” that discusses women in the story of God. She gives a great summary of what’s going on, and also raises the discussion to another level.
January 16, 2012
bible / julie clawson / new testament / paul
“An interface that is truly inclusive of all kinds of users is one that begins with only the fundamentals and then evolves and adapts alongside the user.”
January 16, 2012
Fascinating piece on imperialist tendencies in design. It’s long, but worth a careful read.
January 16, 2012