Sam RubyIt’s just dataWhats SUP- August 29, 2008 Paul Buchheit: You can see SUP <link> elements in FriendFeeds Atom feeds (e.g., http:friendfeed.compaulformat=atom), and you can see FriendFeeds SUP feed at http:friendfeed.comapisup.json. Excellent! I took a look with the thought of updating the feedvalidator to support this, but it turns out that there was nothing to be done. As Col. John Hannibal Smith would say, I love it when a plan comes together.http://feeds.5z5.com/blog/2008/08/29/Whats-SUP Improved Namespace Support- August 28, 2008 Internet Explorer 8 Beta: The Features: Internet Explorer 8 simplifies the use of standards-compliant XML-based webpages that support namespace features like scalable vector graphics, XML user interface language, mathematical markup language, and others. Lets give it a spin.http://feeds.5z5.com/blog/2008/08/28/Improved-Namespace-Support ES Decimal Updates- August 27, 2008 10 A summary of changes to ECMAScript decimal support, based on input from the committee in the last week or so: Operations (e.g., addition, subtraction, multiplication, ...) between 64-bit binary floating point and 128-bit decimal floating point quantities will proceed by first converting the 64-bit binary floating point number to 128-bit decimal floating point to the maximum required precision and then proceeding with the operation. Previously the proposal was to convert the other way,...http://feeds.5z5.com/blog/2008/08/27/ES-Decimal-Updates W3C HTML 5 Conformance Checker- August 26, 2008 Karl Dubost: We are happy to announce that W3C has integrated a version of HTML 5 conformance checker into a beta instance of the W3C Markup validator. That will help us to detect bugs, improve the user interface, and benefit from the large W3C communities. Gotta love the random page that Olivier Threaux chose to mention in his announcement.http://feeds.5z5.com/blog/2008/08/26/W3C-HTML-5-Conformance-Checker Standardizing RESTful JSON- August 19, 2008 Kris Zyp: The notes in this post are based on the behavior of server implementations of JSON REST including Persevere, CouchDB, GrassyKnowl, Amazon S3, and RoRs ActiveResource, and on client implementations including Dojo, Jester, and Persevere JavaScript client. It looks like Joe Gregorio may have started something. Again.http://feeds.5z5.com/blog/2008/08/19/Standardizing-RESTful-JSON AWDwR3 Beta 5- August 19, 2008 Agile Web Development with Rails, Third Edition beta 5 is now available. The current list is much more manageable. The people who have participated in the beta have been tremendous, and the forums have been quite active. Meanwhile, Ive converted all of my personal Rails apps to Phusion Passenger.http://feeds.5z5.com/blog/2008/08/18/AWDwR3-Beta-5 Wii Fit Update- August 18, 2008 Ive lost ten pounds since I got a WII fit, but that number doesnt tell the whole story. Losing another 10 pounds (gradually: over the course of 3-6 months) would put me into the fitness category in terms of body fat percentages, and would seem to be a worthy goal. Im not convinced that the exercises contributed significantly to my weight loss. It is possible that early morning stretching and aerobic exercise set my metabolism for the day. But more importantly, at least for me, is the daily...http://feeds.5z5.com/blog/2008/08/18/Wii-Fit-Update Tilting at Windmills- August 16, 2008 Damien Katz: "The web is built on REST. Therefore REST is good" Bullshit Im not sure what the purpose is behind creating a strawman based on a caricature of what some people view as best practices and then proceeding to shoot it down.http://feeds.5z5.com/blog/2008/08/16/Tilting-at-Windmills Tasty Rails Caching- August 14, 2008 Tim Bray: This matters if your Web app is maxed on some combination of CPU and database, and a noticeable proportion of requests dont really need a page-rebuild, and your existing caching and last-modified setup isnt getting the job done. While I agree with that, I claim that the potential benefits are much more than that. Much more. Furthermore, the upcoming Simpler Conditional Get Support is not the only arrow in Rails quiver, and not always the best one.http://feeds.5z5.com/blog/2008/08/14/Tasty-Rails-Caching Live HTML5 Parser- August 14, 2008 Henri Sivonen: So without further ado, heres Live DOM Viewer with an HTML5 parser running as JavaScript in your browser. Wow! Im impressed by the speed. I can definitely see myself tweaking, if not outright developing, the SVG images I create using this. I can also see this being used in a comments live preview function.http://feeds.5z5.com/blog/2008/08/14/Live-HTML5-Parser |