Eric Larson on O'Reilly Broadcast tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2008-08-07://53 2010-03-31T17:14:02Z Movable Type Pro 4.21-en Conkeror: The Best Web Browser (For Emacs Users) tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2010://53.39492 2010-03-31T17:14:02Z 2010-03-31T17:14:02Z The Conkeror web browser presents a familiar model for Emacs users as well as provides an interesting take on what the future of the web browser might be. The web is an application platform and Conkeror makes that platform highly customizable while adhering to the core concepts of the web such as following links and viewing document representations. Eric Larson http://ionrock.org/blog/ The Conkeror web browser presents a familiar model for Emacs users as well as provides an interesting take on what the future of the web browser might be. The web is an application platform and Conkeror makes that platform highly customizable while adhering to the core concepts of the web such as following links and viewing document representations. Losing the Radio and Streaming Content tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2010://53.39424 2010-03-23T22:42:55Z 2010-03-23T22:42:55Z Today we lost WOXY. It has happened before, so I personally haven't lost hope that WOXY will return. Nonetheless, the news is rather sad. What is also sad is that it represents a larger loss of streaming content. I don't... Eric Larson http://ionrock.org/blog/ Today we lost WOXY. It has happened before, so I personally haven't lost hope that WOXY will return. Nonetheless, the news is rather sad. What is also sad is that it represents a larger loss of streaming content. I don't... PyCon 2009 and Looking to WSGI 2.0 tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.35735 2009-03-30T15:48:50Z 2009-03-30T15:48:50Z I just returned from PyCon in Chicago. During the conference open spaces there was an open space discussing potential changes for WSGI. The three basic ideas were: Return a tuple with the status, headers, and response instead using the start... Eric Larson http://ionrock.org/blog/ I just returned from PyCon in Chicago. During the conference open spaces there was an open space discussing potential changes for WSGI. The three basic ideas were: Return a tuple with the status, headers, and response instead using the start... A Couple Notes on SXSW (2009) tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.35625 2009-03-17T16:29:08Z 2009-03-17T16:29:08Z As a native Austinite and a musician, I have a the opportunity to enjoy SXSW and sleep in my own bed. It is a pretty amazing event to be a part of as it effectively takes over the entire city... Eric Larson http://ionrock.org/blog/ As a native Austinite and a musician, I have a the opportunity to enjoy SXSW and sleep in my own bed. It is a pretty amazing event to be a part of as it effectively takes over the entire city... Concept Management tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.35156 2009-01-30T22:25:08Z 2009-01-30T22:25:08Z Distributed version control systems have brought up some pretty important questions. A DVCS adds a good deal of complexity to an already complicated system. Source control is rather sticky business as it not only deals with complex content, but the... Eric Larson http://ionrock.org/blog/ Distributed version control systems have brought up some pretty important questions. A DVCS adds a good deal of complexity to an already complicated system. Source control is rather sticky business as it not only deals with complex content, but the... Learning Haskell tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.34851 2009-01-05T17:57:27Z 2009-01-05T17:57:27Z Real World Haskell has revealed a huge gap in my experience with functional languages as well as presented me with an opportunity to make major strides towards growing as a programmer. Eric Larson http://ionrock.org/blog/ Real World Haskell has revealed a huge gap in my experience with functional languages as well as presented me with an opportunity to make major strides towards growing as a programmer. The Beatles of Programming Languages tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2008://53.34703 2008-12-18T16:33:43Z 2008-12-18T16:33:43Z It really is interesting to look at the parallels within software and music. The classical vs. pop debate is very similar to functional vs. object oriented programming. Signing to a major label feels very familiar to taking millions in venture capital. A developer in the zone is very similar to when a song just comes together. Eric Larson http://ionrock.org/blog/ It really is interesting to look at the parallels within software and music. The classical vs. pop debate is very similar to functional vs. object oriented programming. Signing to a major label feels very familiar to taking millions in venture capital. A developer in the zone is very similar to when a song just comes together. Where are the XML Editors? tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2008://53.34294 2008-11-25T18:46:55Z 2008-11-25T18:46:55Z A generic XML editor that works reasonably well for non-technical users seems to be a myth. Would a simple generic XML editor for end users be a valuable tool? What would it look like? Eric Larson http://ionrock.org/blog/ A generic XML editor that works reasonably well for non-technical users seems to be a myth. Would a simple generic XML editor for end users be a valuable tool? What would it look like? Managing Open Source Complexity tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2008://53.34200 2008-11-19T17:53:11Z 2008-11-19T17:53:11Z Sean McGrath wrote a great article on the struggle for Open Source to manage complexity. It's a great insight because much of programming is managing complexity. This requirement has fostered "high level" languages and continues to be powerful concept that... Eric Larson http://ionrock.org/blog/ Sean McGrath wrote a great article on the struggle for Open Source to manage complexity. It's a great insight because much of programming is managing complexity. This requirement has fostered "high level" languages and continues to be powerful concept that... Google is the Next Microsoft tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2008://53.34150 2008-11-16T08:33:18Z 2008-11-16T08:33:18Z Microsoft played a very important role in changing the way the world thought of computers by helping to place a computer in practically everyone's reach. Google has effectively done the same thing in terms of the Internet. Eric Larson http://ionrock.org/blog/ Microsoft played a very important role in changing the way the world thought of computers by helping to place a computer in practically everyone's reach. Google has effectively done the same thing in terms of the Internet. The Perfect Cloud tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2008://53.33934 2008-10-28T15:44:14Z 2008-10-28T15:44:14Z We haven't quite found the sweet spot for deploying apps to the cloud; the dependence on traditional databases and relatively complex environments make something like dropping a Pylons app on some random service pretty troublesome. Eric Larson http://ionrock.org/blog/ We haven't quite found the sweet spot for deploying apps to the cloud; the dependence on traditional databases and relatively complex environments make something like dropping a Pylons app on some random service pretty troublesome. What is Great About the Web tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2008://53.33853 2008-10-20T17:48:17Z 2008-10-20T17:48:17Z I'm not sure many people really understand what is truly great about the Web and why it works. Most developers see the web as a technology platform and nothing more. HTML, JavaScript, and CSS are simply tools that must be used to satisfy requirements. The sad part is that this lack of understanding will cripple the web and hurt users. Eric Larson http://ionrock.org/blog/ I'm not sure many people really understand what is truly great about the Web and why it works. Most developers see the web as a technology platform and nothing more. HTML, JavaScript, and CSS are simply tools that must be used to satisfy requirements. The sad part is that this lack of understanding will cripple the web and hurt users. Dynamic Languages in Large Software Systems tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2008://53.33548 2008-09-25T18:58:35Z 2008-09-25T18:58:35Z Dynamic languages have become a prominent part of the software landscape. While languages like Perl used to be limited to small scripts, there are now a wealth of large systems that have been built entirely on dynamic languages. The web... Eric Larson http://ionrock.org/blog/ Dynamic languages have become a prominent part of the software landscape. While languages like Perl used to be limited to small scripts, there are now a wealth of large systems that have been built entirely on dynamic languages. The web... Python Multi-Process WSGI Server: Spawning 0.7 tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2008://53.33506 2008-09-23T15:43:57Z 2008-09-23T15:43:57Z WSGI almost magically helps you avoid Python web scaling problems due to the GIL. Here's how. Eric Larson http://ionrock.org/blog/ WSGI almost magically helps you avoid Python web scaling problems due to the GIL. Here's how. Dancing with Many Languages tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2008://53.33298 2008-09-04T15:43:09Z 2008-09-04T15:43:09Z A friend of mine pointed out Disco, a map-reduce framework written in Erlang and using Python for writing the actual map and reduction functions. I haven't tried it just yet, but the concept is interesting in that it uses both Erlang and Python. Eric Larson http://ionrock.org/blog/ A friend of mine pointed out Disco, a map-reduce framework written in Erlang and using Python for writing the actual map and reduction functions. I haven't tried it just yet, but the concept is interesting in that it uses both Erlang and Python.