1. releases on tap

    One of the things that was pounded into me while working at MoCo is the idea of having a bug tracker and using it. I literally can't work without one anymore. It's the first thing I really pushed for at my new job (they were using various ad-hoc systems for …

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  2. OS as platform

    I've been thinking a lot about the role of operating systems lately. Why is there no operating system vendor that focuses on being a platform for applications, rather than trying to compete directly in the application space?

    Maybe this is a naive question, but it really makes application developer's lives …

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  3. on moving to buildbot for reals

    People are often very confused by the state of where Mozilla is with regard to Tinderbox versus Buildbot. They are both continuous integration systems, and you'd think that just jumping wholesale would be easier than the unholy marriage I've described in the past.

    The big distinctions are these:

    • server vs …
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  4. leaving MoCo

    My last day at Mozilla Corporation will be April 14th 2008. It's been an incredibly awesome experience, and I'd like to thank everyone for the support, guidance and encouragement I've received.

    I'm going to be taking some time off before starting work at CustomWeather, Inc. I won't be working directly …

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  5. Breakout!

    I was working through some Pygame tutorials last week and thought it'd be fun to see if Canvas/JS was fast enough in Fx3 to do some simple games.

    So, I spent a couple evenings last weekend and made a really dumb Sprite class, and stole some reasonable "breakout physics …

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