Lex Spoon

I'm Lex Spoon, a software enthusiast living in Atlanta, GA. I write on Substack and on my home page in addition to here.

Monday, November 28, 2011

Dana Boyd on Pseudonyms

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I'm late to notice, but Dana Boyd has a good article up on the case for pseudonymity . She emphasizes the safety issues, which I certain...
Saturday, November 19, 2011

The Web version of interface evolution

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Nick Bradbury points out an important issue with web APIs: I created FeedDemon 1.0 in 2003, and it was the first app I wrote that relied o...
Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Cloud9 is hitting limits with JavaScript

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Cloud9 has a well-written call for adding classes to JavaScript : Adding classes to JavaScript is technically not hard -- yet, its impact c...
Friday, October 14, 2011

Dennis Ritchie passes

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Dennis Ritchie, co-inventor of C and Unix, has passed away. I first learned C at a summer camp for math enthusiasts. We implemented program...
Thursday, October 13, 2011

Schmidt on federal policy

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Eric Schmidt testified before Congress on its technology policy, and he tells the Washington Post that he is not happy . Much of the issue ...
Monday, October 10, 2011

Dart spec is online

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Google has posted a technical overview and a language specification for Dart, their new programming language for web browsers. In short, ...
Friday, October 7, 2011

What every guide says about child safety on the Internet

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At the same time that Blizzard and Google are fighting for real names only on the Internet, children's advocacy groups are fighting for ...
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