Developing Upwards

Over on Tao of Code, there is a great little write up on Promise anti-patterns. Having been using promises heavily for the past year in my Javascript, I can say I've hit at least half of these and probably the other half without realizing it. I recommend you check it out if you are or soon will be using Promises! Promises are very simple once you get your head around them, but there are a few gotchas that can leave you with your head scratching. Here are a few that got me. Get the full scoop: http://taoofcode.net/promise-anti-patterns/

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Wow! It has been almost two weeks since my last post, and I was doing so well. Unfortunately, i got quite sick and then had an unexpected trip out of state (read: I forgot about it until the day before!) and now feel ill, yet again. But, determination brings me back. I was planning to post this on the 23rd of September, but the 6th of October is close enough. Regular posting will continue starting tomorrow. This is the first in my weekly post of interesting links around the web. These are articles, websites, services, photos, and anything that else that I want to bring up on my blog, but can't use an entire post for. Being on any aggregation sites makes you think harder on each post and puts some weight on you against those little posts, at least in my mind. Hopefully, you'll enjoy whatever I post here. Maybe you'll find a useful site, or learn something you wouldn't otherwise. Really Smart Stuff Ross Jekel, over on the Python 3000 mailing list, supported the existance ...