A collection of JavaScript asynchronous patterns

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All the projects below are based on Emitter in order to be consistent and easy to use and learn. An implementation of the publish/subscribe pattern similar to the EventEmitter of nodejs. An emitter is really great to decouple your code. It allows you to…

6 April 2014

Rotating an image with OpenCV and Python

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John Fremlin's blog: Rotating an image with OpenCV and Python OpenCV is the most widely used open-source vision library. It lets you detect faces in photographs or video feeds with very little code. There are a few tutorials on the Internet explaining…

5 April 2014

Learn C and build your own Lisp

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If you're looking to learn C, or you've ever wondered how to build your own programming language, this is the book for you. In just a few lines of code, I'll teach you how to use C, and together, we'll start building your very own language. Along the way…

4 April 2014

CSS Preprocessors to Speed Up Your Coding

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Most of the developers generate CSS style sheets using a CSS preprocessor, such as Sass, Less, or Stylus. Because the CSS files are generated, editing the CSS files directly is not as helpful. For preprocessors that support CSS source maps, DevTools lets…

4 April 2014

7 Things You Should Never Say to Your Employees

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When managing employees, sometimes your patience is tested by a lack of motivation, a resistance to what you’re asking or one or more ‘problem’ workers. And just because you’re the boss does not mean you're perfect. Sometimes we all say things we regret…

4 April 2014

A/B Testing Significance Calculator

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What is this? Let's say you've run an a/b or split test and now have result data. How do you know if your results statistically significant? To answer this question, use the a/b testing calculator. It will allow you to have confidence that your results…

4 April 2014

Facebook’s Yoshinori Matsunobu on MySQL, WebScaleSQL & Percona Live

MySQL Performance Blog

I spoke with Facebook database engineer Yoshinori Matsunobu here at Percona Live 2014 today about a range of topics, including MySQL at Facebook, the company’s recent move to WebScaleSQL, new MySQL flash storage technologies – and why attending the Percona…

4 April 2014