Link to the NYTimesLabs blog post announcing Vellum: http://blog.nytlabs.com/2014/04/25/vellum-a-reading-layer-for-your-twitter-feed/
Programmer’s Proverbs: A Github repo with wisdom about life gleaned from programming
https://github.com/AntJanus/programmers-proverbs
Programming and development often teaches one wisdom that cannot be attained elsewhere. Coding and programming, as some have said, is a way of life, not just job. When you are a coder, that is a big part of who you are at work and outside of work. So, let’s come together, and put down our wisdom for future generations to see and learn from.
Dropwizard: Java framework for developing ops-friendly, RESTful web services
https://dropwizard.github.io/dropwizard/
Dropwizard pulls together stable, mature libraries from the Java ecosystem into a simple, light-weight package that lets you focus on getting things done.
Dropwizard has out-of-the-box support for sophisticated configuration, application metrics, logging, operational tools, and much more, allowing you and your team to ship a production-quality web service in the shortest time possible.
Also take a look at this page for a list of the components used in Dropwizard. In short, it uses:
– Jetty for HTTP
– Jersey for REST
– Jackson for JSON
– Metrics for metrics
– And a bunch of other tools for logging, templating, database access, et al.
Fountain: Markdown inspired markup language for screenwriting
Fountain started out as Screenplay Markdown or SPMD. It caught my interest a while back because ya’ll know how I feel about my Markdown!
Jolokia: Remote JMX with JSON over HTTP
Apache Camel: Open source, lightweight, integration framework, based on enterprise integration patterns
Here’s a link to the what is Camel? page.
Here is a good Stack Overflow question with a few attempts to succinctly explain what Apache Camel does.
Pure Text: Windows utility to paste text with formatting removed using a hotkey
http://stevemiller.net/puretext/
It’s a teeny-tiny little app (less than 15k), but I use it multiple times a day, every day. When I copy text from a web page or an email, I can paste it anywhere as plain, unformatted text with WINDOWS+V.
Link: Stock photos that don’t suck: A list of places to find the best free stock photos
Goop: Go dependency manager inspired by Bundler
https://github.com/nitrous-io/goop
It looks like the mascot’s name is “Goopie”. Go has the best mascots!
From the website:
A dependency manager for Go (golang), inspired by Bundler. It is different from other dependency managers in that it does not force you to mess with your
GOPATH.
NodeBB: Node.js + Redis Forum Software
NodeBB Forum Software is powered by Node.js and built on a Redis database. It utilizes web sockets for instant interactions and real-time notifications. NodeBB is compatible down to IE8 and has many modern features out of the box such as social network integration and streaming discussions.