Ignoring Cyber-Monday With Free Books

Put your credit card back in your wallet — I’ve found some really good software development books that are available for free, and will keep you busy until the end of the year, at least. The Nature of Code by Daniel Shiffman Daniel Shiffman is a professor...

The Oculus Rift Is Pretty Awesome

The year is 1995, the climax of the “virtual reality” fad. Virtual reality was about to become a big industry, or something. You could even get a degree in it. Except… where is it? It’s in movies, some pretty bad movies, at least. It’s at...
5(ish) Python Modules You Didn’t Know You Wanted

5(ish) Python Modules You Didn’t Know You Wanted

There are a lot of things I like about programming in Python, but one of my favorites is how well Python allows code reuse. Between the excellent import semantics and the outrageous level of introspection in Python, just about any piece of Python code (assuming...

Filtering Grids with Isotope.js

peaceful isolation listening to isochronic beats writing about isotope jQuery iso love this ♥ Dave DeSandro, over at Metafizzy, developed a super smooth isotope jQuery plugin which, I think, should exist in every designer’s playground. It filters, it sorts,...