TLDR: If you want to understand how OOP works in JavaScript, read this book. It’s that simple. Read on if you want to hear me wax poetic, as this book certainly deserves the praise. After Eloquent JavaScript rekindled my fascination with programming, dispelled my irrational fears of JS and dissolved my anger, I was still […]
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Book Review: Eloquent JavaScript
I was a JavaScript hater. I hated JavaScript for poor cross-browser support. I hated JavaScript because it was only used for useless effects in web pages. I hated JavaScript because I could write it easily but get nowhere fast. I hated JavaScript because OOP is supposed to use classes, right? I hated JavaScript because JavaScript: […]
Wicked Cool Ruby Scripts
Having fun and solving problems can be mutually exclusive. Even for professional programmers and system administrators who chose their career because they enjoy problem solving, there can be times when finding a solution is an exercise in the mundane. Luckily, there are tools designed to ease the pain and frustration faced by programmers and admins. […]
Designing BSD Rootkits (review)
I forgot to mention that I wrote a review for a book about designing BSD rootkits. You can find the review over at Daemon News
Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
Do you like Dick? I do, and you probably do too. I learned about Dick during a discussion of sci-fi authors once, a few years back. It took me a while to get around to reading some of his work though. My first experience with Dick is his novel Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? Read more, if you dare….