Dynamic content traditionally requires Server-Side Rendering (SSR) or client-side libraries, both with performance tradeoffs. This talk introduces a new approach: Edge Slice Rerendering (ESR) that combines static analysis with Edge compute. Do performant A/B Testing, Personalization, Localization, and more.
I think that in reality most companies (up to a certain size) or projects have people that are pivotal, enablers or highly influential. Not only charismatic leaders but also technical wizards, etc.
They might not be irreplaceable but they might be hard to replace, and if they leave in the wrong moment, it could jeopardise everything.
I guess having a management team made up of several Steve Jobs might arguably feel safer for the share holders, but it's probably hard to find them and make it work.
There are risks to manage; For instance, treat them nice so whole teams won't quit in rage. Treat the unicorns even nicer.
Tell that to Apple. :) At certain level, very good people make a big difference day to day with their leadership, vision, political prowess, technical ability, etc. Losing them DOES damage that no plan B can cover.
I've said it before...I'm fairly confident the government will subsidize a nation-wide 5th generation wireless technology for free internet for all. It'll likely be restricted to just 80/8080 traffic, be throttled, and of course governed and monitored by the government. Since it's completely voluntary to use this network, it breaks no laws since by using it, you will grant them permission to snoop if they so choose.
Call me crazy, but I think it's inevitable...likely to go down 10-15 years from now.
In Australia our government is rolling out a nationwide fibre to the home network called, National Broadband Network or NBN.
It isn't free but the capital expenditure is 100% subsidised by the NBN Corporation (A govt owned corporation that has a few very large corporate shareholders).
In case anyone's wondering, Wunderlist is written in HTML/JS/CSS using Appcelerator's Titanium Desktop packaging tool to make it native using the WebKit framework.
You can check out their source inside the app package. Pretty neat stuff. Pretty clean coding.
I thought Appcelerator Titanium was supposed to compile to native code? I downloaded it myself, saw all the HTML and JS files in the package and wondered, what the heck is the point in making this a standalone app instead of a web app. It's a ton of UI for a very simple to-do list. If it's just a webpage running in WebKit, and this is all the binary encapsulates, I see no reason to put it online, and then add http://fluidapp.com/ to allow people to use it offline as a desktop app, if they really want. Or, just use HTML5 manifests to make it work offline in any browser.
I think the general point is that for certain apps, a native environment is better suited to allow easy access and organization mentally. For a to-do list, it makes some sense. That way you can ⌘+TAB over to it, add or check your to-dos, then go back to whatever it is you were doing without worrying about browser tabs.
Another benefit is that you don't have to worry about cross-browser compatibility. If it looks good in your app on your dev computer, it should look the same on everyone else's.
I do agree that since it's written using web tech, they should have a web accessible version as well. Maybe they do, and I didn't see it?
Regardless, I think the end product is more important then HOW they made it or what language was used. If it works great and looks great, who really cares?
Code monkey that runs a modest software sweatshop in Orange County, CA
and is constantly scheming startups.
What Hardware Am I Using?
27" iMac i7 w/ 16GB ram
- Best Mac I've ever owned, hands down.
2.66GHz Quad-core Mac Pro w/ 8GB ram w/ 20" Cinema Display
- Surprisingly don't use this much
ever since I got my iMac. Mostly for testing third party hardware
like videos cards, etc with what I'm working on.
Dell Precision T3500 Xeon 2.4 GHz w/ 4GB ram
- My guinea pig machine for random shit
- Various Linux distros (FreeBSD, Ubuntu, and testing of new
builds of various)
Asus Rampage Gene III 3.06GHz i7 w/ 6GB ram & AMD Radeon HD5830
- Prototype hardware for a project I'm working on, picked for it's
north/south bridges and socket.
And what software?
Tons...On Mac-native I use a ton of terminal/vi, Smultron, Xcode suite,
CS5 suite, and various others. VMWare and Parallels both...Some projects
only work in either/or, plus I just genuinely can't make up my mind.
Cyberduck for ftp. I use MAMP Pro to control a self-updated version of
my web services (apache, php, etc)
Don't know if you care, but of course I use all the normal command line
programs any nerd does...and for repos I prefer SVN only cause I used
CVS (don't hate on me yo) but I use git, hg, etc daily and love them
as well. Ultimately I'd be happy if everyone would just pick ONE.
I wouldn't care which cause they all have their strengths..
Browser I use Safari for casual, Firefox for primary development
(Firebug > Webkit Inspector) and I've got a verion of Chromium that
a buddy of mine and I made some cool changes to, but I haven't used it
recently cause it was forked from such an old trunk.
Web apps I use gmail (for all my mail), google docs, and mobileme.
Probably some various others from time to time.
What Is My Dream Setup?
I used to have a Macbook Pro that got ruined in an apartment flood
6 months ago, so I've been thinking about replacing it with one of
those new 11" Macbook Airs. So sexy.
I'm actually working on my true dream setup as a startup. We've
only recently begun so it's a little self-absorbed to report much
more then that: http://mythologylabs.com
Like jesusabdullah said, almost limitless internet would be great
for a bajillion reasons.
If I can make a suggestion: Don't replace your existing, stable Skype. The new one throws away their previous UI and some of the changes are REALLY pissing me off. I usually have Adium, Colloquy, and Skype all lined up in a Spaces screen nice and neat with my current chats. Skype 5 makes this impossible, forcing you to have everything in one, excessively large window. You'll see...
Also, some features which I can't live without seem to have been excluded. (sharing only a portion of your screen, for example)
YMMV but I think the designers suffered a case of "Don't fix what ain't broke"
This lunch isn't an investor meeting. It's a chance to have some food and chat about start-ups in general or general advice on your own. I'm fairly certain there is no implied chance of funding. After all, this is for charity.
That's not to say if if your idea is freaking amazing or you two click, he isn't ABLE to fund you. The chance is slim, but maybe just slightly more then meeting him on the street since he'll listen to what you have to say since your money is going to a good cause.
Either way, bid. The chance to meet him alone is worth $500 in my book.
