Makesites Insider

Makesites Inc.

At Makesites we value simple solutions and open standards. In the Insider podcast we distil the mindset that fuels our development and try to present it in a series of essays. Join us as we try to analyze a particular subject on each episode and touch base with technical and theoretical issues around application development for the Web.

  1. The Everlasting Code

    10/08/2016

    The Everlasting Code

    Every line's been accounted for and tested… The community has voted with their applications and contributions… When all's said and done, there's a piece of software left, a monument, testament to the effort and ability put into creating a working solution. Now, lets make sure it stays relevant and delay the inevitability of becoming a relic of the past.

    6 min
  2. Don't stop committing

    08/07/2016

    Don't stop committing

    You did it. You started your own project, delivered a working solution, even got traction from the community. It's all happening, and it's happening pretty fast. All your hopes and dreams came true. The feeling of relief should be imminent, but there are no signs of that happening any time soon... The journey has only just begun.

    6 min
  3. Nothing source matters

    07/06/2016

    Nothing source matters

    As software is dominating our modern society in all regards, there are various practices, methodologies and business models surrounding its evolution; although the holy grail of software development could be open source. The community, the personal success stories, the historical paradigm shifts that have changed the world many times are all very compelling for young and ambitious developers alike. Open source may seem as alluring to some as it is unobtainable to others...

    7 min
  4. Performant

    09/05/2016

    Performant

    A made up word conceived by developers to describe software that performs well and communicate how to achieve performance improvements.

    7 min
  5. Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish

    07/04/2016

    Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish

    In what is one of the most memorable "borrowed" quotes of Steve Jobs, this piece of wisdom echoes true across the ages. It is well suited to rekindle our interest and appreciation for it with this brief walkthrough, possibly highlighting less obvious aspects of its meaning, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Apple.

    5 min
  6. A Developer Revolution

    08/03/2016

    A Developer Revolution

    We have to make our tech community great again. We have to rebuild our industry. And we have a long way to go. We are just in such serious trouble because we've gone down the wrong path. I am so sick of the 1% getting all this preferential treatment. Enough is enough. We need to unite and work together if we are going to get through this.

    10 min
  7. Creation is Art

    08/02/2016

    Creation is Art

    Drawing on cave walls was one of those definitive moments where our ancestors showed superior intellect. Since then, art forms have been an integral part of our expression as a species, translating the human condition into tangible objects and experiences. It’s interesting to look into those attributes that elevate a simple creation to a form of art and investigate the parallels with application development.

    5 min
  8. The Dark Side of Open Source

    09/01/2016

    The Dark Side of Open Source

    The road is long, with many a winding turn, as the song goes. And the experience of open source development holds more than a few painful surprises: Failure, betrayal, discredit, shaming, envy... Time to reflect.

    7 min
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At Makesites we value simple solutions and open standards. In the Insider podcast we distil the mindset that fuels our development and try to present it in a series of essays. Join us as we try to analyze a particular subject on each episode and touch base with technical and theoretical issues around application development for the Web.

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  • Creator
    Makesites Inc.
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2016
  • Episodes
    24
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Makesites Insider