Deconstructing Functional Programming

I usually post links on Facebook, but since this is a For The Hardcore Programmers one: check out Deconstructing Functional Programming. It's not new, but I just came across it. It's a delightful rip, not into functional programming per se, but into, as he puts it, the Cult(ure) of FP and the bad habit of turning good ideas into obscurantist religion...

A whole bunch of good components

I just added Font Awesome to Querki's Credits for 3rd Party Components, and it occurs to me that that list is worth calling out. I often say that it would have been flatly impossible for me to build Querki myself even 7-8 years ago -- the fact that I've been able to accomplish so much is mainly because of the rich open-source community. There is lots of great stuff in that list, both for the server and the client; check it out...

Signal Boost: Broken Frontier

I've already boosted this one once on Facebook, but let's widen it a bit: check out the Kickstarter for Broken Frontier, a really neat-looking science-fiction comics anthology. I am *completely* mystified that this one is still only at 50% -- it's a good collection of talents, and a lot of comics for a $12 pledge. I'd like to see it happen, so please give it a look...