Big Bang Technology

It's been two years since we started our company. This calls for a party.

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Writing good bug descriptions isn't easy, and developers love to bitch about bogus bug reports. But really, it's our job to help people report them better. How's a civilian supposed to know that sometimes we think in lists, and not in stories? We work with a distributed team, so they can't just sit down next to us and walk through it. When they find bugs, it's our job to hunt them down and squash them with impunity. I wrote this letter to our team-members to help me reproduce bugs without lengthy skype conversations or tons of email. This isn't for customer consumption, but rather for our internal team. I figure we owe it to them to help them write better bug descriptions.

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I'm back from my blogging leave of absence.

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I'm very excited about node.js. I'm sure if you're a javascript fan that you've heard about it too. I'll leave determining the usefulness of node to you. This article serves as a guide to installing, configuring, and deploying node.js on a media temple dedicated virtual server. Even without a Media Temple (dv) you should be able follow along on your own server.

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I once read that building software is like jumping off a cliff and building a parachute on the way down. It stuck with me immediately. It's my stock answer for when someone asks me what I do for a living. I use it because I love the idea. It's funny, and it speaks to the creativity and pressure involved in our field.

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