This week’s newsletter is out! (2020-06-17)
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The sometimes haphazard nature shipping, the subtleties and nuance of expressive changes and the changing landscape of digital tools for creators.
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Sequence diagrams, the only good thing UML brought to software development - For all of you out there getting into the latest perfect rust idioms or what have you, spare a thought for those of us that had to trawl through entire UML books, diligently studying them to pass masters degree exams, only to find it was basically all a total waste of time. Apart from sequence diagrams that is. I have to agree with the author of this blog post, sequence diagrams are indeed very useful. They are the computer science equivalent to electrical engineering circuit diagrams. If you are going to learn 1 type of computer science diagraming, learn sequence diagrams. They make it possible to visually and accurately communicate very complex flows of information. There are times during implementation where groking the big picture is vital because hings can get confusing quickly. You will need a map with just the right anoubt if detail of what's actually going on. That map is often a sequence diagram. www.mermaidchart.com #
My 24 year old HP Jornada can do things your modern iPhone still can't do! - The author of this article is very very nerdy but I totally agree with his main argument. You should be able to program a device from the device itself. That's not the case with most modern mobile devices, but it doesn't have to be that way. That's what I was alluding to when I imagined the HTML5 Phone. That's what computing used to be all about. I think with a bit of thought we could have both nice looking devices, and user programable devices. raymii.org #
Everything Must Be Paid for Twice - Makes the interesting observation that people often forget about the cost that will be incurred after making a purchase, corresponding to the time and effort required to fully see the utility of the purchase. Quite a timely piece for me. Doubling seems to be trending at the minute. www.raptitude.com #
Architecting a high throughout digital effects facility - Following on from yesterday's Fragments of Capital FX blog post, having re-read all the various fragments I found, I think this article has the best description of the facility we built, from a technical infrastructure perspective. If you are technically inclined and spend time thinking about tools and environments for creators, this is definitely worth reading. markets.businessinsider.com #
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