August 2011
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Build Erlang From Source on Ubuntu 11.04...
sudo apt-get -y install build-essential m4 libncurses-dev libssh-dev unixodbc-dev libgmp3-dev libwxgtk2.8-dev libglu-dev fop xsltproc default-jdk tk8.5
Then download the tar.gz from http://www.erlang.org and simply “tar -zxvf ERLANG.tar.gz” then switch to the ERLANG directory and do a simple
./configure && make && sudo make install
and you are all set!
July 2011
1 post
Mistakes, Failures and Progress
Currently, in my day job I am working on a project that has hit a bit of a chicken and egg research loop. This loop seems to be centered on mistake avoidance, which at that scale of this project makes sense, but our lack of ability to even guess use cases make our time investment dubious at best.
Anyway, this dove tailed well with me seeing a TED talk by Tim Harford on Trial and Error, and it...
April 2011
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As much as there can be a “Best” version of “Friday” — Stephen Colbert, The Roots and Taylor Hicks comes close: http://j.mp/f1dSNW
March 2011
3 posts
Moving Backward
After working some contracts using Erlang and Cassandra (Thrift) going back to PHP/MySQL has been a bit painful. The laid back client, and someone interesting work has made it bearable, but I am missing OTP profoundly.
A few months ago, I had not touched Erlang/OTP, yet it rapidly took the number one slot in my kit. It isn’t all roses, but what it brings is huge, and for me has been game...
http://j.mp/hkRM3p <- absolutely cracked me up. Molestation Nursery!
*sigh* @DellHomeus new policy on shipping delays seems to be to withhold all information. Day 23 “In Production” on my L702X. #dell #sucks
December 2010
6 posts
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Windows Software - The List (updated)
List is a bit of a disaster, but I will get it fixed up in the next couple of days.
This is an update and refactoring of my big software list for Windows. Now I will offer a couple options for a few categories, as well as add a few new categories all together. All the software unless otherwise marked is free (as in beer, sometimes as in speech).
The organization of this list will be a bit...
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Erlang version of Nodejs.org frontpage
So, I saw and played with node.js, and one of the things that impressed me was the nice clean website.
This is just a tongue in cheek clone of the node.js website but focused on Erlang.
An example of a web server written in Erlang which responds with “Hello World” for every request. Uses misultin as the web server library.
-module(example). -export([start/0]). start() ->...
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The golden age of the autodidact
Autodidact: A self-taught person.
We are living in a golden age for those willing to take the time to educate themselves. The resources available free of charge are astounding. There are more than you can imagine online.
Access to video lectures from many colleges and institutions available via Academic Earth and YouTube EDU. As well as some of the worlds brightest putting up short videos...
“Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if...”
– Brian Kernighan