Javascript Helpers, 3D DOM, Hadoop Graph Optimizations, and Future Scenarios
by Nat Torkington
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| 21 July 2011
- Sugar -- a Javascript library that fixes inconsistencies in built-in classes (Strings, Arrays, etc.) and extends them with much-needed time-saving functionality (e.g., automatic iterators over regular expressions; Date creation from strings; binding scopes to functions).
- Tilt -- clever Firefox plugin that lets you view the DOM on your page in 3D. Excellent for visually understanding the structure and layout of your page. I can't wait to see the applications of this in debugging and teaching.
- Improving Hadoop Efficiency on Graph Data -- three techniques: clustering data instead of randomly partitioning across nodes; allowing different data to be replicated differently; graph-optimized storage. (via Big Data)
- Learnings from the Long View (PDF) -- scenario planning lessons learned from the founder of the field. Most of the scenarios they talk about are near and dear to the O'Reilly heart: smart networks, augmented reality, synthetic biology, energy from bacteria, super macro- and micro-manufacturing. (via Rob Passarella)
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