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dcneiner / tools.md
Created February 23, 2013 11:46
A list of tools I use on a regular basis.

@paulirish
paulirish / gist:3098860
Created July 12, 2012 15:26
Open Conference Expectations

Open Conference Expectations

This document lays out some baseline expectations between conference speakers and conference presenters. The general goal is to maximize the value the conference provides to its attendees and community and to let speakers know what they might reasonably expect from a conference.

We believe that all speakers should reasonably expect these things, not just speakers who are known to draw large crowds, because no one is a rockstar but more people should have the chance to be one. We believe that conferences are better -- and, dare we say, more diverse -- when the people speaking are not just the people who can afford to get themselves there, either because their company paid or they foot the bill themselves. Basically, this isn't a rock show rider, it's some ideas that should help get the voices of lesser known folks heard.

These expectations should serve as a starting point for discussion between speaker and organizer. They are not a list of demands; they are a list of rea

@slevithan
slevithan / real-xregexp.js
Created April 4, 2012 14:28
Grammatical pattern for real numbers using XRegExp.build
// Creating a grammatical pattern for real numbers using XRegExp.build
/*
* Approach 1: Make all of the subpatterns reusable
*/
var lib = {
digit: /[0-9]/,
exponentIndicator: /[Ee]/,
digitSeparator: /[_,]/,
@panicsteve
panicsteve / gist:1641705
Created January 19, 2012 18:26
Form letter template for acquired startups
Dear soon-to-be-former user,
We've got some fantastic news! Well, it's great news for us anyway. You, on
the other hand, are fucked.
We've just been acquired by:
[ ] Facebook
[ ] Google
[ ] Twitter
@chriseppstein
chriseppstein / 0_silent_selector_grid.scss
Created January 4, 2012 22:08
This gist describes a new feature we're experimenting with for Sass 3.2: placeholder selectors. They do not get generated into your output, but they can be used like a class and extended like one.
$gutter: 10px;
$grid-unit: 60px;
%clearfix {
*zoom: 1;
&:after {
content: "\0020";
display: block;
height: 0;
clear: both;
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founddrama / VersionComparator.groovy
Last active October 28, 2024 09:31
a version comparator (e.g., "1.0.2" < "1.0.10")
def versions = []
def f = new File('mock-version-tags.txt')
f.eachLine { versions << it }
def versionComparator = { a, b ->
def VALID_TOKENS = /._/
a = a.tokenize(VALID_TOKENS)
b = b.tokenize(VALID_TOKENS)
for (i in 0..<Math.max(a.size(), b.size())) {
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founddrama / weird-array-comparisons.js
Created February 7, 2011 23:50
You may encounter some strange things when comparing single-item Arrays with other things in JavaScript.
[1] == [1];
// false
[1] == 1;
// true
[1] === 1;
// false
[1] == '1';
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founddrama / dirty-tricks.js
Created November 21, 2010 15:45
Type coercion and other of JavaScript's dirty tricks.
// Date -> Number:
var d = +(new Date());
// 1281743590756
typeof d;
// number
// almost anything -> String
d += '';
// '1281743590756'
typeof d;