Jonathan Grimes
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A few weeks ago I started using SCSS, the Sassy CSS dialect that makes writing styles a bit nicer. Last week I built out a site and didn’t have it to work with, and immediately noticed. I kept trying to nest my selectors… doh!
I recommend anyone writing an application with a lot of styles to use Sass (SCSS), or another clever css extension. :)
Help Stop SOPA/PIPA: wp.me/pZhYe-zl
— WordPress(@WordPress) January 10, 2012
With all the pending legislation like Protect-IP, SOPA and the DMCA before it, I just have to wonder how long we as humans will go until we realize you can’t control something that’s not yours to control. So long as people want things there will be theft, piracy and what have you.
The intent of these legislations (publicly at least) is to stop digital piracy and stimulate innovation [insert "Road to Hell" quote here]. So how about instead of making more laws and making more things illegal, how about we go in the other direction.
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A few friends and acquaintances have asked me for some pointers and resources for learning how to become a web app developer. Since this has started to become a rather frequent request, I thought I’d share some thoughts here. I’ll probably update the links as I come across more, or decide I don’t like some of the ones I have. I’m pretty picky about where I send people, so expect changes and/or additions.
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