Byte Jar - Software Lessons Learned the Hard Way
A public service catalog of solutions to annoying software development problems, or
a sporadically updated rant chamber hosted by the code grunts of a tiny software company. Thanks for tuning in.
A complete archive of every long rant we've published. Sometimes you get a lucky and find real working code inside!
| Date | Article | Summary | Code Inside? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23-08-07 | Hassle-free Screenshots in Linux | "Damn it Jim, I'm a programmer, not a graphics designer." If you're firing up a big graphics program or clicking more than once to take a screenshot, you're doing too much. | Yes |
| 24-07-07 | How to Iterate a Design | Ad-hoc software design isn't necessary or helpful; four well-defined stages will give you all the details you need to implement your software with generous backing documentation. | |
| 28-03-07 | A Table for Two, Please | CSS makes it easy to show labeled data in a tabular format: your content retains semantic meaning while avoiding the clutter and overhead of tables. | Yes |