I really like the blocks idea. Considering this will be used by content creators who are not necessarily code savvy, it seems like a great way to allow them to organise the structure of the document without giving them enough rope to hang themselves. In practise, most content will be text and they can just keep writing and hitting return. I can't imagine many documents will include a large number of other content types.
I currently work on a site that uses TinyMCE and inserting images, videos etc. is a nightmare. There's this combination of the burden of HTML sanitization and the illusion of total freedom that TinyMCE gives to content creators. Something with better separation of content types would be wonderful.
The writer's appearance has nothing to do with this conversation. Also, given the amount of writing this particular writer has done on the topic of sexism in the industry, I'm going to assume this is some straight up attempt at trolling/derailing. Next time you feel the urge to "just say" something like this, maybe don't bother.
If I've put the details together correctly, I remember the outrage that government translation contract created. Whether you made a lot of money out of your time with the company or not, you're ultimately better off not toiling for a badly-run enterprise that was built on lies.
I grew up close to where the company was based. Nice part of the world – sort of :) – but full of slippery "self-made man" characters.
Somewhat surprised and delighted that this site has surfaced on Hacker News. It's a wonderful resource provided in the true spirit of the old-school web.
I never met Sheldon but he has been and will continue to be my go-to person for bike advice. Whenever I'm fixing my brakes and have to take a minute to think about mechanical advantage, I think of Sheldon. I'm very thankful for his efforts and the ongoing efforts of the people who maintain his site.
I couldn't agree with this more. I work primarily in Chrome and find it very frustrating nowadays when I have to switch to Firefox to debug. Back in the days when Firebug was the only show in town, I loved working in Firefox. Dev Tools gets in the way.
I appreciate the flashy experiments like Firefox Command Line but there's little chance of them entering into my everyday workflow unless I have the chance to learn them properly. I won't get the chance to learn them properly until I reach for Firefox as my main development browser.
On another note: The Chrome Network panel is invaluable to me and streets ahead of the Firebug Net panel. I find it hard to explain why I prefer it as the features are fairly similar, but the experience is much better. Maybe it's about the layout and clarity vs. density of information.
Just wanted to follow up this comment by saying that I've been playing with the latest Firefox nightly this morning and it's much more inline with what I want out of a browser's inbuilt dev environment. I'm really impressed.
Two things that still stand out as lacking when compared to Chrome are the JS console output and the Net panel output (really hate those popup windows).
But these things can be ironed out. Well done for getting Firefox moving in the right direction.
Hi Tom, we've been using a combination of responders and Draper decorators for this. It has been in production for almost a year and has worked out pretty well so far. Simon, one of our developers, wrote a couple of articles outlining our API setup:
The construction industry having a sexism problem isn't a reason for another industry to stop striving to be better.
> Like probably no one would start a movement to get more guys in a predominant women profession? frankly who cares?
That kind of wrong-headed, "Why are there no MOWO awards?!!" reasoning doesn't help either. The situations that the different genders find themselves in with regards to employment aren't really comparable.
I know somebody who writes these kind of response letters as part of her job in another area of the civil service. Her advice is to write back – outlining that your letter was misunderstood – but write to your MP rather than directly to Michael Gove. Apparently letters addressed to MPs are subject to a higher level of checking and are less likely to receive stock responses.
I currently work on a site that uses TinyMCE and inserting images, videos etc. is a nightmare. There's this combination of the burden of HTML sanitization and the illusion of total freedom that TinyMCE gives to content creators. Something with better separation of content types would be wonderful.