A huge problem with JavaScript, compared to other languages, is that its standard library is totally lacking, even after 20 years of existence.
A lot of common library functionality that Java, C#, Perl, Ruby, Python, Tcl, Go and even C++ include by default just aren't present when using JavaScript. Or worse, if JavaScript does include some functionality it's often really shitty, sometimes to the point of being unusable.
could you cite some examples? It would be interesting to know more on this.
So if you're using JavaScript you pretty much have no choice but to start using external packages almost right away. That's why npm has become so widely used: it's because JavaScript itself is so goddamn lacking in the most basic of ways.
I think it depends on the developer, to be fair. You could install Ruby gems like crazy if you were that way inclined. Also, you have to bear in mind that JavaScript developers don't have total control over their runtime (on the client), so you get a lot of polyfill type packages to, as you say, start right away.
Npm is basically a bandage that you have to apply to JavaScript to make it even barely usable. And you have to apply it for pretty much each and every project written in JavaScript.
OK, but, NPM is just a package manager. In other languages, you get the package manager as part of the language itself and then not think much more about it. You'd *have* to apply it for each JavaScript project, because you don't get anything by default.
What the BBC badly need to do, is revert the show to its old format - one main presenter (e.g. Dr Lintott) expounding on Astronomy, plus *relevant* guest experts, and loose the current crop of b-list cabaret circuit comedians and fading celebs, who have infested the show like roaches over the past few years - if I wanted to see that lot, I'd be watching the One Show, sick bag in hand.
Like a lot of other BBC sourced science programs (e.g. Horizon), Sky at Night has been dumbing down for some time, and, frankly, both the programme and the licence-fee payers deserve better.
struggling to see how this is Insightful.
The people on, and involved with S@N are amateur astronomers. They may well be celebs who have faded, or comedians on the comedy circuit, but as far as S@N is concerned, they're intrigued by the stars.
As for Horizon... I like what Horizon talks about, I frequently quibble with how they present that topic, or debate. For a while, it's been too much fancy camera work, and way too much dramatic tension voiceover. One problem Horizon has, is that it's one of a few. It can't easily turn around and say "if you want hardcore, see 'Horizon (hardcore edition)'" or whatever, so it carries the mantle and has to appeal to a broad spectrum. The other problem is the fancy camera work and dramatic tension voiceover.
I think, like Quake, you can do what you will with the source (subject to license limitations), but you need to provide your own graphical, sound and model assets. Either buy the game and import the missing assets, or redo them, I guess.
Honestly, what kinds of hot (political) info would someone expect to find on Facebook? Is it because it's popular? Hence it must be monitored?
Here's a clue to the UK government:
don't trust the banks,
don't go to war on flimsy excuses,
don't spy on your electorate.
How's about money saved by avoiding the above on:
better investment in UK business,
better investment in healthcare,
better investment in, err, the UK.
agree. It was nice to look at, however I've seen this done before. On YouTube no less. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzqumbhfxRo&feature=related) This is DJ Shadow, using video footage. And people have been doing what DJ Shadow did for a while before that.
Nice, but not revolutionary. As an earlier post pointed out, it's evolutionary.
pretty sure Handbrake began on BeOS way back
http://www.bebits.com/app/3478
But I take your point, I think it's been pretty much recoded to be as OSX native as it can be.
there have always been people like this in companies such as EMI, they just don't get heard through all the red tape noise. Hopefully "Duggie" will change things.
Nice article, but it seemed to be stacked in favour of the larger players, iTunes, MSN and eMusic. If the world of online music was governed by five or so players it would be a dire world! Oh wait...it's dominated by the big four record companies...forgot about them!;)
Currently, I'm using http://www.karmadownload.com/ as it seems the most geek friendly (and legit) site going at the moment. High quality MP3, no DRM, plus they support the independent artists. The only bummer is the Flash they use. Oh well, can't win them all.
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A huge problem with JavaScript, compared to other languages, is that its standard library is totally lacking, even after 20 years of existence.
A lot of common library functionality that Java, C#, Perl, Ruby, Python, Tcl, Go and even C++ include by default just aren't present when using JavaScript. Or worse, if JavaScript does include some functionality it's often really shitty, sometimes to the point of being unusable.
could you cite some examples? It would be interesting to know more on this.
So if you're using JavaScript you pretty much have no choice but to start using external packages almost right away. That's why npm has become so widely used: it's because JavaScript itself is so goddamn lacking in the most basic of ways.
I think it depends on the developer, to be fair. You could install Ruby gems like crazy if you were that way inclined. Also, you have to bear in mind that JavaScript developers don't have total control over their runtime (on the client), so you get a lot of polyfill type packages to, as you say, start right away.
Npm is basically a bandage that you have to apply to JavaScript to make it even barely usable. And you have to apply it for pretty much each and every project written in JavaScript.
OK, but, NPM is just a package manager. In other languages, you get the package manager as part of the language itself and then not think much more about it. You'd *have* to apply it for each JavaScript project, because you don't get anything by default.
What the BBC badly need to do, is revert the show to its old format - one main presenter (e.g. Dr Lintott) expounding on Astronomy, plus *relevant* guest experts, and loose the current crop of b-list cabaret circuit comedians and fading celebs, who have infested the show like roaches over the past few years - if I wanted to see that lot, I'd be watching the One Show, sick bag in hand.
Like a lot of other BBC sourced science programs (e.g. Horizon), Sky at Night has been dumbing down for some time, and, frankly, both the programme and the licence-fee payers deserve better.
struggling to see how this is Insightful.
The people on, and involved with S@N are amateur astronomers. They may well be celebs who have faded, or comedians on the comedy circuit, but as far as S@N is concerned, they're intrigued by the stars.
As for Horizon... I like what Horizon talks about, I frequently quibble with how they present that topic, or debate. For a while, it's been too much fancy camera work, and way too much dramatic tension voiceover. One problem Horizon has, is that it's one of a few. It can't easily turn around and say "if you want hardcore, see 'Horizon (hardcore edition)'" or whatever, so it carries the mantle and has to appeal to a broad spectrum. The other problem is the fancy camera work and dramatic tension voiceover.
I think, like Quake, you can do what you will with the source (subject to license limitations), but you need to provide your own graphical, sound and model assets. Either buy the game and import the missing assets, or redo them, I guess.
perhaps Ian Hickson needs to write an SVG based AcidTest.
I've just created an based project along with a friend. We didn't use the 'controls' attribute, and instead created some faux-LCD style display, with all the play, pause, skip buttons, volume dial and track progress slider with scrubber, in standard HTML - images, links and JS calls. All styled as per our own designs. I assume is much the same, but I've only yet begun to fiddle with using that element as yet.
Honestly, what kinds of hot (political) info would someone expect to find on Facebook? Is it because it's popular? Hence it must be monitored? Here's a clue to the UK government: don't trust the banks, don't go to war on flimsy excuses, don't spy on your electorate. How's about money saved by avoiding the above on: better investment in UK business, better investment in healthcare, better investment in, err, the UK.
agree. It was nice to look at, however I've seen this done before. On YouTube no less. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzqumbhfxRo&feature=related) This is DJ Shadow, using video footage. And people have been doing what DJ Shadow did for a while before that. Nice, but not revolutionary. As an earlier post pointed out, it's evolutionary.
pretty sure Handbrake began on BeOS way back http://www.bebits.com/app/3478 But I take your point, I think it's been pretty much recoded to be as OSX native as it can be.
there have always been people like this in companies such as EMI, they just don't get heard through all the red tape noise. Hopefully "Duggie" will change things.
Nice article, but it seemed to be stacked in favour of the larger players, iTunes, MSN and eMusic. If the world of online music was governed by five or so players it would be a dire world! Oh wait...it's dominated by the big four record companies...forgot about them! ;)
Currently, I'm using http://www.karmadownload.com/ as it seems the most geek friendly (and legit) site going at the moment. High quality MP3, no DRM, plus they support the independent artists. The only bummer is the Flash they use. Oh well, can't win them all.