Worse Than Failure: The Mythical Business Layer. “With simple, consistent code, change analysis is a breeze. A simple trace through the layers of code with a text-search tool will generally reveal exactly what needs to be changed, and where. A solid test plan will identify what changes broke the system and how, and allow developers to respond appropriately. No, it’s not fun and not challenging. It’s just good software.” ¶
TUAW: iPhone Dev Team issues statement. “In the meantime we advise you not to update your free iPhone with the upcoming firmware. Wait for the next version to be fixed to work properly with your carrier and not break your phone.” Dear Apple, I’m perfectly happy to pay an additional fee for an unlocked iPhone. Please spend your time building great products instead of trying to keep them locked down. Thank you. ¶
Westciv: XRAY. Handy for adapting stylesheets to Internet Explorer 6. ¶
Monoscope: Proof that Adobe is turning into Microsoft. “What happens when asstard PM’s think they know better.” ¶
Stephen Fry: Device and Desires. “If it’s got a chip in it, and a keyboard, and WiFi and a screen and I haven’t sent off for one, then by God you’d better believe it’s in trouble.” ¶
Smashing Magazine: Best of August 2007. Convenient. ¶
37signals: Secrets to Amazon’s success. Good advice. ¶
Airbag: Rolled. No more tabs at Amazon. ¶
Mike Lee: Supply and Demand. The one and only reason for the price drop. ¶
Subtraction: Form of… a Book about Forms!. The Book looks interesting and the PayPal credit card type recognition is very smart. I strongly disagree about the Mint form though; it’s too busy. ¶
JazzMutant Lemur. Unbelievably awesome. ¶
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