For this post, we’re comparing Google, CNN, and CBSNews. I am very disappointed in both Google and CNN, but frankly quite impressed with CBSNews. In this modern day and age, when the word “real-time” is used, we no longer expect the need to refresh the page, and CBSNews has risen to the occasion. CNN’s flash …
Author Archives: Jackson Leung
I Became Lead
So yesterday, an hour before a schedule meeting to discuss a project, the General Manager in charge of all development told me that I’m charge of this new project and that I’m the lead. Not only that, but he wanted me to go through all the relevant documentation regarding this project and take charge of …
700 Billion Dollar Bailout and Bernanke
I have great respect for the Federal Chairman, Professor Bernanke. I understand the fact that he’s proposing the 700 billion dollar bailout to protect a tool of regulating the economy. The only reason why I think an economist might even think about bailing out a bank should be for personal profit, or because he honestly …
AIG and Banks, Bad Precedent?
Economically speaking, I understand why Bernanke might make a move to save banks, due to the fact that banks are critically tied into the economic tool of monetary policy. Not to mention the fact that a lot of companies, business, and the liquidity of the economy can be impacted by a big bank’s disappearance. That …
Why Writing Free Apps Make Economical Sense
The web is becoming more and more populated web applications. We have social networking tools, we have web-based email clients, even web-based Microsoft office, and last but not least, we have a super powerful repository of knowledge (Google). What do all these web apps have in common? They’re all free. The great thing about a …
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Negative Feedback
So at my work, they’re currently thinking about implementing a new feedback system so that the employees can know about everything they’ve possibly done wrong. I don’t know any developers that can possibly avoid a “you didn’t work hard enough”, or a “you didn’t code well enough comment”. There isn’t a day I go by …
Randy Pausch
Today, the world has lost a great teacher and programmer. I can’t help but admire him for the things he decided to do given only 6 months left to live. Instead of succumbing to pre-mortem type activities such self-pity, he decides to keep doing what he loves to do, educating young minds. It’s amazing how …
My views on how to properly use objects in a MVC Framework
If you are familiar with a MVC framework you can skip this paragraph. There are two components to this term “MVC framework”. First, a framework is a code-base that strongly suggests that you code using certain methodologies. Obviously, generally frameworks are designed to help the developers code faster, more object oriented, reduce code redundancy (encourage …
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Facebook vs. Myspace Microsoft vs. Apple
People wonder if Facebook will overtake Myspace. The answer is I doubt it. Facebook’s strength lies in its simplicity, whereas Myspace’s strength lies in its ability to be “personalized”. As long as the two sites maintain their course, I doubt one will overtake the other. I originally would have made the same argument about Microsoft, …
Yesterday Google, Today Facebook
So yesterday, we divided into my theory of how Google work, but today, we get to see the inner workings of how Facebook serves a picture. I came across a very interesting presentation. The presentation shows what kind of technology Facebook uses, how they customize their own kernels, file systems, use CDNs (Content Distribution Network), …