zoomquilt.org (a project by Nikolaus Baumgarten) is the most original site that I have seen in a while. The first time, I stared at this infinite zoom illusion for several minutes. As a developer, my curiosity meter went up to 100% (well 97.5%) and I felt this need of finding out how it was implemented. […]
These design principles used by Amazon to meet Amazon S3 requirements are pure gold: simple yet powerful. • Decentralization. Use fully decentralized techniques to remove scaling bottlenecks and single points of failure. • Asynchrony. The system makes progress under all circumstances. • Autonomy. The system is designed such that individual components can make decisions based […]
Adding SSL support for your site nowadays is much easier than it was 10 years ago when I was working for a hosting company as a side gig, but unless you are buying the certificate from the same company hosting your site, the process becomes a little challenging. I chose to buy the cheaper SSL […]