Category: Software
Java TV-show Parodies
You might remember the funny parodies Javazone releases every year. This year, you can vote for a parody of Game of Thrones, House of Cards or Breaking Bad. They released a sneak peek for...
Origins of User Interface Symbols [Infographic]
We all use the play, pause and power buttons a couple of times a day. But how did these symbols come into existence? click to enlarge [Via visual.ly]
Pros and Cons of Dating a Programmer [Comic]
Here’s a list of the good and bad things about dating a programmer explained in doodles. Does any of these apply to you? [via koding]
Watson’s Kryptonite
I think Watson will draw a blank after that question. Although, I am not sure how both human players are going to format their hard drive with the file system check command. [Via reddit]
Million Lines Of Code [Infographic]
Is a million lines of code a lot? How many lines are there in Windows? Facebook? iPhone apps? This infographic answers these questions. Click to enlarge [via informationisbeautiful]
Meanwhile on the Whitehouse GitHub…
Over on the Whitehouse GitHub: Have you tried turning it off and on again? [Via reddit]
UTF-8 – “The most elegant hack”
Representing symbols, characters and letters that are used worldwide is no mean feat, but unicode managed it – how? Tom Scott explains how the web has settled on a standard. [via hackaday]
Punch Card Programming
How did punch card systems work? Professor Brailsford delves further into the era of mainframe computing with this hands-on look at punch cards. [Via Computerphile]
