le accidental occurrence

Great easy read-up on <canvas> support in HTML5.

HTML 5 defines the <canvas> element as “a resolution-dependent bitmap canvas which can be used for rendering graphs, game graphics, or other visual images on the fly.”

Let’s Call It a Draw(ing Surface) – Dive Into HTML5.

Also: Mozilla canvas tutorial and CanvasDemos.com.

Elegant Code

via God Mode Easter Egg.

The Endeavour

Programmers are most effective when they avoid writing code. They may realize the problem they’re being asked to solve doesn’t need to be solved, that the client doesn’t actually want what they’re asking for. They may know where to find reusable or re-editable code that solves their problem. They may cheat. But just when they are being their most productive, nobody says “Wow! You were just 100x more productive than if you’d done this the hard way.

via Why programmers are not paid in proportion to their productivity.

Technologizer

via This Dumb Decade: The 87 Lamest Moments in Tech, 2000-2009.

Daring Fireball

Lastly, there’s the question of how concerned Apple is, strategically, that a robust web app API and market would take away from the App Store. And if so, are they worried about the money? I’d guess probably not. I don’t think Apple’s 30 percent cut of App Store revenue is anything to sneeze at, and it’s growing fast. But there’s no question that the App Store exists to sell iPhones and iPod Touches, not the other way around.

via ★ More on PastryKit.

VentureBeat

via The best video games of 2009; Pick your favorite, too.

Ajaxian

via Chrome Extensions and webOS Applications look quite similar.

Wait till I come!

Design Patterns, Design Pattern Stencils

CSS frameworks: YUI grids, YAML, 960, Blueprint

Exceptional Performance Tips, YSlow, Hammerhead

Fix your picture sizes with smushit.com

Page widgets (things that HTML doesn’t have): YUI, jQuery UI

Build an own search engine with Yahoo BOSS

YouTube API

Amazon S3 for storage

Batch video conversion with Amazon S3 and EC2

Captioning on a shoestring with CastingWords

Mechanical Turk

via Working in the now – video of my talk at Paris Web released.

via  Lifehacker.

Noupe

via CSS Techniques I Wish I Knew When I Started Designing Websites.