September 8, 2007 – 15:14
Today’s New York Times reports that House Passes Bill to Curb Suits by Patent Owners:
The House approved the most sweeping changes to United States patent law in more than half a century on Friday in a victory for computer companies like Microsoft and finance companies like Goldman Sachs.
The legislation, approved 220 to 175, would make [...]
September 8, 2007 – 13:58
A blog post has two parts: the title and the body, the writing that follows the title.
I wrote in an earlier post, In twenty-five words or less, that, “The most important words are the title. It is your first and only chance to get the reader’s attention. You want to give them a reason to [...]
September 8, 2007 – 01:21
Recent conversations about online documentation
Andy’s ongoing effort to improve the quality of online documentation, a very worthy cause indeed.I’ve posted a comment to his post.
(tags: open-source education)
O’Reilly Network — Working for Standards
On standards. Remember it’s not just about the code — the code and the standards go together, especially in the use of open-source code [...]