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A Visual History Of The Last 20 Years Of Open Source Code | ReadWrite
We were able to visualize the percentage of total commits in a given quarter for the top 16 programming languages from 1993 until today. We hope you’ll find this image—a provocative pattern of dips and spikes—to be as interesting as we do. It truly shows how dynamic the world of programming is. We’ve also included a few graphs on other interesting data points: total number of languages by year, average lines of code per commit, and tracking which languages influenced the development of others.
via A Visual History Of The Last 20 Years Of Open Source Code | ReadWrite.
CodeBender.CC Makes It Crazy Easy To Program Your Arduino Board From Your Browser | TechCrunch
The official Arduino IDE is a dour piece of software designed for uploading code to the ubiquitous and super-cool micro controller. It is a standalone, non-networked app that isn’t very pretty to look at. But what if you want to share code and upload programs right from your browser? That’s where CodeBender.cc comes in.
CodeBender is a browser-based IDE that supports uploading to nearly any Arduino board. You can use the program to copy sample code, browse code uploaded by other users, and even store private snippets. Because it is collaborative you can clone bits of code and use it in your own projects and there is even a curated list of cool snippets.
Full Post: CodeBender.CC Makes It Crazy Easy To Program Your Arduino Board From Your Browser | TechCrunch.
You may also like: 10 Arduino Projects That Blow Our Mind | Stephen’s Lighthouse | The Modern MLIS
What It’s Like To Be A Woman Making Video Games | Jezebel
Guest Editorial by Whitney Hills.
Quotables:
“At some of these studios, there are literally no other women in sight. There’s a women’s bathroom, but the light is always off, because you’re the only one who uses it, and you have to fumble for it in the dark. If it’s nighttime and you’re walking down the vacated hallway of a shared office building in an unfamiliar city to a bathroom only you use, you feel afraid you’ll be cornered.”
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“When there’s a decision to be made about who from the company will go visit a developer to discuss a new project, you are told that they really need to send “a guy’s guy… Someone who can hold his liquor, drink a lot with the developers, and earn their trust.” Definitely not you.”
The full story: What It’s Like To Be A Woman Making Video Games | Jezebel.
Basic Tips for Working with Patrons with Disabilities | Hack Library School
Although I’ve been interested in making libraries and archives more accessible to persons with disabilities for a while now, I’ve been spending this summer specifically working on learning more about laws, programs, and first-person perspectives on disability. While it’s a challenge to learn about what’s out there, working with patrons with disabilities doesn’t have to be complex.
See the full story: Basic Tips for Working with Patrons with Disabilities | Hack Library School.
Announcing National Learn to Code Day! | Ladies Learning Code
Ladies Learning Code is excited to announce our latest initiative designed to promote technology education in Canada: National Learn to Code Day!
On September 21, 2013 over 450 learners across Canada will attend simultaneous HTML & CSS workshops in nine cities across the country, plus hundreds more will join us for our first-ever online workshop! Learn more about our adult in-person and online Code Day workshops here, and more about our Kids Learning Code National “Learn to Code” Day workshops here.
via Announcing National Learn to Code Day! | Ladies Learning Code.
For The First Time, Americans Are Consuming More Digital Media Than TV | Fast Company
Further proof that traditional broadcasters should learn to embrace streaming video to capture more eyeballs, Americans will consume more digital media than TV for the first time ever in 2013. The news comes from new numbers released by eMarketer.
LibraryReads Book Discovery Program Launches Fall 2013
Every day library staff share books they love with their users. Now, you can reach beyond the library walls to tell the rest of the country about the books you can’t wait to share.
LibraryReads – a new program, launching this fall [in the U.S.], harnesses the value of “library staff picks” into a single nation-wide discovery tool, a monthly list of ten newly released must-reads. via LibraryReads.
LibraryReads has launched a website, with areas for library staff, publishers, sample recommendation list and a comprehensive FAQ. Also sign up to join the program and receive the newsletter.
See the press release.
See also: LibraryReads Book Discovery Program To Launch | ALA Annual 2013 | Library Journal
Information Space | The Necessity of Information Scientists and iSchools: Separating Technology from ‘Magic’
The Necessity of Information Scientists and iSchools: Separating Technology from ‘Magic’ via Information Space @ Syracuse University iSchool
The Digital Shift: Sarah Ludwig’s Picks: Top Tech Tools
Sarah Ludwig’s Picks: Top Tech Tools — The Digital Shift.
Social bookmarking, citation, collaboration, programming and blogging tools are highlighted.
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