April 2015 News Wire
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Interesting stories about computer science, software programming, and technology.
Life in the Algorithm
https://www.adbusters.org/magazine/117/life-algorithm.html
Squeezing a playable chess program into 487 bytes
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/01/squeezing-a-playable-chess-program-into-487-bytes/
Nobody Knows What an iPad Is Good for Anymore
http://www.wired.com/2015/01/nobody-knows-ipad-good-anymore/
8 Web Design Facts that Will Blow Your Mind
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/8-web-design-facts-that-will-blow-your-mind.html
Fun videos teach design concepts to kids
http://boingboing.net/2015/01/15/fun-videos-teach-design-concep.html
An Anti-Torture Logo That Cleverly Communicates Across Three Cultures
http://www.wired.com/2015/01/anti-torture-logo-cleverly-communicates-across-three-cultures/
40 free resources every designer should know
http://thenextweb.com/dd/2014/12/21/40-free-resources-every-designers-know/
Pi Day: pi transformed into incredible art – in pictures
NVBOTS Wants To Make 3D Printers As Easy As Toasters
http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/23/nvbots-wants-to-make-3d-printers-as-easy-as-toasters/
Dropbox’s Head of Design on the Dawn of Personalized Products – First Round Review
http://firstround.com/review/Dropboxs-Head-of-Design-on-the-Dawn-of-Personalized-Products
Solar Power SunAirPlus – INA3221 Python Raspberry Pi Library Released
The Secret Life of Punctuation: The Ampersand
http://www.shadycharacters.co.uk/2011/06/the-ampersand-part-1-of-2/
http://www.shadycharacters.co.uk/2011/06/the-ampersand-part-2-of-2/
The Hidden Language Of The ~Tilde~
http://www.buzzfeed.com/josephbernstein/the-hidden-language-of-the-tilde
The Long and Fascinating History of Quotation Marks
You Call that a Punctuation Mark?! The Interrobang Celebrates its 50th Birthday
A Brief History Of User Experience Design
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3043024/a-brief-history-of-user-experience-design
Olio Creates A Homebrew Smartwatch With Some Amazing Features
http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/26/olio-creates-a-homebrew-smartwatch-with-some-amazing-features/
https://www.oliodevices.com/
Noose around Internet’s TLS system tightens with 2 new decryption attacks
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Also In The April 2015 Issue
Why Do Designers Hate Comic Sans?
The history of the font and the reasons people hate Comic Sans are great ways to learn about typography.
Learn Typography Online
Learn typography online and practice basic typography skills.
The 10 Principles of Good Web Design for Developers
Design basics for developers who do not have a designer around to say "no comic sans!"
Mary Glendening Talks about Library Makerspaces as Community Technology Centers
Librarian Mary Glendening describes how they created their library makerspace.
An Interview with Joe Dytrych and Dee Saigal, Creators of Erase All Kittens
Learn how two people created a fun online game to teach HTML and CSS.
Swift
Apple's new Swift programming language is an interesting language to study and learn, plus an opportunity to watch a new language evolve.
A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist and evolutionary strategist.
10 Million Passwords
A real life case study to explore online security, privacy, and the law.
Online Security Tips
How to create secure passwords, manage your email accounts, securely backup data, and more.
April 2015 News Wire
Interesting stories about computer science, software programming, and technology.
Variables, Constants, and Data Types
Learn without a computer or programming language. Includes exercises.
April 2015 Learn More Links
Links from the bottom of all the April 2015 articles, collected in one place for you to print, share, or bookmark.
Code Golf
Problems software programmers can do to practice their skills, from beginner to advanced.
Design Patterns and Anti-Patterns
How programmers use design patterns and anti-patterns to develop software.
Help Build Applications Online
This website lets anyone practice their coding and design skills.
