Transitions HTML5 techniques for optimizing mobile performance. And making use of the GPU.
Object space Craig Wickesser takes a look at some less used Ruby APIs like Kernel and ObjectSpace.
Good read When “clever” goes wrong: how Etsy overcame poor architectural choices:
One of the lessons learned from Sprouter, Snyder said, was that “if you’re doing something ‘clever,” you’re probably doing it wrong.” At the same time, he admits, he and the others at Etsy today are probably making architectural decisions that others will look back with hindsight at and find fault with.
Related A handy correlation vs causation infographic.
Not as hard as I imagined A Bayesian classifier pre-trained to “That’s What She Said”.
QotD Jeff Hodges:
Both “eventual consistency” and “shared nothing” have a definition that’s useful & strong, and another that lets you be a crazy idiot.