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  UI-First Software Development We're currently in the midst of building the new web property I alluded to in a previous post . Before I write a single line of code, I want to have a pretty clear idea of what the user interface will look like first . I'm in complete agreement... Posted Apr 03 2008, 12:59 AM by Coding Horror Feeds Filed under: algorithms, user interface, basic tools, web application, html css, level computer, computer science problems, user software, web property, technology constraints, mockup, widgets, computer science courses, gui application, common computer, palette, visual design patterns, single line, timeframe, application doesn

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  The First Rule of Programming: It's Always Your Fault You know the feeling. It's happened to all of us at some point: you've pored over the code a dozen times and still can't find a problem with it. But there's some bug or error you can't seem to get rid of. There just has to be something... Posted Mar 20 2008, 10:56 PM by Coding Horror Feeds Filed under: algorithms, coincidence, voodoo, first thought, application code, pragmatic programmer, system libraries, platform environment, madness, networking application, bug report, system call, obscure bugs, database connectivity, graphical libraries, select system, specialized communications, desperation, products database, persuasion

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  CAPTCHA is Dead, Long Live CAPTCHA! In November 2007 I called these three CAPTCHA implementations "unbreakable" : Google (unbreakable) Hotmail (unbreakable) Yahoo (unbreakable) 2008 is shaping up to be a very bad year indeed for CAPTCHAs: Jan 17: InformationWeek reports Yahoo... Posted Mar 04 2008, 11:59 PM by Coding Horror Feeds Filed under: algorithms, google, implementation, yahoo, yahoo mail, speed bumps, evil one, websense, spam, internet users, captcha, success rate, informationweek, spammers, protection technology, captchas, breaks my heart, email service, deluge

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  Actual Performance, Perceived Performance If you've used Windows Vista, you've probably noticed that Vista's file copy performance is noticeably worse than Windows XP . I know it's one of the first things I noticed. Here's the irony-- Vista's file copy is based on an improved... Posted Mar 02 2008, 11:59 PM by Coding Horror Feeds Filed under: algorithms, human factors, many things, large group, new vista, spite, irony, copy performance, mark russinovich, frustration, cache manager, drawback, algorithmic improvements, estimation algorithm, perception, benchmark results, copy speed, destination files, fluctuations, progres