Inconvergent is a collection of intricate and fascinating generative algorithms by Anders Hoff.

I once wanted to be a funky drummer…

So You Want to be a Functional Programmer (Part 1 of 6).

pluggable.js lets you make your JS code pluggable while still keeping sensitive objects and data private through closures.

Chrome Logger is a Google Chrome extension for debugging server side applications in the Chrome console.

Most languages include their own logging capabilities, but sometimes it is easier to see your logs right in the browser.

The JS Foundation supports some of the most important projects in the JavaScript ecosystem.

A cartoon intro to Redux.

One thing that causes even more confusion than Flux is the difference between Flux and Redux, a pattern that was inspired by Flux.

Relevant: A visual guide to state in React.

A MacArthur “Genius” Found a Connection Between Genetics and Geology.

(…) diabetic wounds have limited oxygen, much like soil. So, scientists posit: Might the way bacteria adapt to oxygen-poor soil apply to the bacteria creeping around diabetic wounds? Traditionally, clinical microbiologists have studied bacteria in test tubes — but that might not reflect the true conditions of the human body.

Apache was then, but Hyperledger is now.

Twenty years ago, Brian Behlendorf helped kick-start the Web—now he’s betting the technology behind Bitcoin can make the world fairer. (Via futurism.com.)

H.264 is magic: a technical walkthrough of a remarkable technology.

The H.264 video, 300 frames long is 175KB. A single frame of that video in PNG is 1015KB

The government has to get involved in the “Internet of Things.”