Category: Rants

Code that will make your static doc pages seriously faster, that you seriously don’t need

We think we do, but in fact every web developer will happily sacrifice simplicity to the first shiny thing promising them relief from the mildest of ailments.

After being a loyal fan of KDE for a long time, I've just left...

There doesn't appear to be any way for a Linux user to get a local calendar app to inter-operate with Google or other devices.

In short: don't touch my data with alpha-quality software like Akonadi, and start working on things people actually want instead of grandiose schemes that have failed.

Amarok 2 is not my favourite application at the moment...

I upgraded to Gutsy RC last week, and I've really had nothing but trouble, and submitted lots of bugs...

At the end of the day, contrary to what many web developers and browser writers would like you to believe, quality and standards compliance mean nothing. The only thing that matters is market share.

I'm trying to use Haskell for a database app, and, as usual for Haskell, I'm finding the lack of decent documentation a real pain...

I spent an unprofitable afternoon trying to get a new wireless USB adapter to work under Ubuntu Edgy, but Feisty did the trick beautifully.

A rant about how annoying programming in C# is, really.

Microsoft up to one of their usual tricks...