Many websites run client-side code (JavaScript) in the browser, and this is usually proprietary software. This means software that does not respect the user's rights to study, modify and redistribute it. In Richard... (more…)

Dear Apple, Call it what you want - code pushing, hot patching - but the concept is the same: a framework that allows apps to be updated by developers AFTER download. I think we can agree the goal is sound - reduce bugs and crashes. But is this concept - ... (more…)

lodash - A modern JavaScript utility library delivering modularity, performance, & extras.

If you’re like most programmers working today, you’ve probably written a few regular expressions in your time: short (or possibly long), almost inscrutable mixtures of letters and symbols which let you check if a string looks like you expect it to or not. (more…)

A case study in confirmation bias and goalpost shifting...