Jason SackeyCORS and request parsing in Begin.com functionsBegin.com is a cloud infrastructure platform that’s a layer over some of Amazon Web Services, simplifying the development of web apps…May 4, 2020May 4, 2020
Jason SackeyHack Fear event reviewI went to a hackathon yesterday, one organised by Storyteller from the Future Karen Palmer, and a friend of mine, software developer Tam…Aug 26, 2018Aug 26, 2018
Jason SackeyDating and socialising online: anticipations, speculations, proposalsHere I write about dating apps, Urbit, Holochain, social networks, WeChat, matchmaking, and blockchains, and how they might all fit…Feb 19, 2018Feb 19, 2018
Jason SackeyHacking on Holochain: first impressionsHere’s an exciting player in the ascendant decentralised computing space: Holochain. It’s a ‘post-blockchain’ platform for apps that…Feb 1, 2018Feb 1, 2018
Jason SackeyThe end of software developmentComputers, to be useful for any particular task, need software. The practice of creating that software, developing it, programming it…Nov 26, 20171Nov 26, 20171
Jason SackeyOn hypertext, its origins, as it is, and as it could beEVERYTHING IS DEEPLY INTERTWINGLED. In an important sense there are no "subjects" at all; there is only all knowledge, since the…Apr 2, 201721Apr 2, 201721
Jason SackeyCeaseless struggle stylesheetsThis is an article about improving front-end code quality, particularly in CSS. It doesn’t present a new approach to scaling CSS, but gives…Apr 12, 2016Apr 12, 2016
Jason SackeyQuick summaries: the talks at State of the Browser 5This was the first conference I had attended in a long time. It was well worth the time (1 day, Saturday) and the low ticket cost (£30!)…Sep 15, 2015Sep 15, 2015
Jason SackeyApps for super fast Web publishingSimple tools for fast, no-hassle, online writing. Blogging or one-off posts without registration.Apr 26, 20151Apr 26, 20151