In one of my previous posts on the topic of risk, I mentioned studies that show that investor tolerance for the stock market risk is much higher when the market is rising than when it is falling like a knife. It turned out that the risk is felt as something abstract until you actually start losing... Continue Reading →
In The Beginning, Node Created os.cpus().length Workers
As reported in the previous two posts, we are boldly going where many have already gone before - into the brave new world of Node.js development. Node has this wonderful aura that makes you feel unique even though the fact that you can find answers to your Node.js questions in the first two pages of... Continue Reading →
Dust.js: Such Templating
Last week I started playing with Node.js and LinkedIn's fork of Dust.js for server side templating. I think I am beginning to see the appeal that made LinkedIn choose Dust.js over a number of alternatives. Back when LinkedIn had a templating throwdown and chose Dust.js, they classified it in the 'logic-less' group, in contrast to the... Continue Reading →
On the LinkedIn’s Dusty Trail
There is an old New Yorker cartoon (from 1993) where a dog working on the computer tells another dog: "On the Internet, nobody knows you are a dog". That's how I occasionally feel about the GitHub projects - they could be solid, multi-contributor powerhouses churning out release after release, and there could be great ideas... Continue Reading →
Rocket Science vs System Integration
Note: In case you missed it, there is still a chance to get a free eBook of RESS Essentials from Packt Publishing. All you need to do is check the book out at Packt Publishing web site, drop a line about the book back at the comments section of my article with your email address... Continue Reading →
Sitting on the Node.js Fence
I am a long standing fan of Garrison Keillor and his Prairie Home Companion. I fondly remember a Saturday in which he delivered his widely popular News From Lake Wobegon, and that contained the following conundrum: "Is ambivalence a bad thing? Well, yes and no". It also accurately explains my feeling towards Node.js and the exploding... Continue Reading →
Beam My Model Up, Scotty!
I know, I know. Scotty is from the original series, and the picture above is from TNG. Unlike Leonard from The Big Bang Theory, I prefer TNG over the original, and also Picard over Kirk. Please refrain from hate mail. Much of both real and virtual ink has been spilled over Star Trek transporter technology... Continue Reading →
Lean Startup Inc.
Y2K was a banner year for behavioral scientists. In the years leading up to the Internet bubble bust, most investors reported on their profiles that their risk tolerance was 'high'. At that time, they assumed that the risk meant that they can get an even higher return on their speculative investments than they have hoped for in their greedy... Continue Reading →
Swimming Against The Tide
True story: I visited Ember.js web site and saw three required hipster artifacts: ironic mustaches, cute animals and Ray-Ban Wayfarer glasses (on a cute animal). A tweet was in order and within minutes, it was favored by a competing client side framework by Google (Angular). Who would have guessed client side frameworks are so catty?... Continue Reading →
The 12 Amp Limit
Sometimes movies I watch leave a lasting impression for completely unexpected reasons. Case in point - 1995 hit "Apollo 13". The movie offered plenty of fodder for people who like to play Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, and offered Tom Hanks in a clean 1970 NASA style haircut. A lot easier to take than the abomination on... Continue Reading →