Tab Cleanup May 22 2010

Haven’t posted in a while, been crazy busy with lots and lots of cool stuff. Figured it might be a start though just to post some recent great stuff I’ve been looking at and reading.

My Common Git Workflow - good article from Yehuda Katz about a basic Git workflow for common operations, specifically compared to the equivalent Subversion commands.

Smash Into Vim - PeepCode episode on Vim, a text editor that is getting a great deal of positive interest from a lot of Rubyists. I haven’t yet watched this, but am planning on doing so as I’m considering making the switch from emacs.

Localized external services - an interesting look at testing code that hits a remote external service API.

The WebM Project - an attempt at a truly open web video format, with some pretty big players involved.

Google Font Directory - Google now have a Font API for using non standard fonts in your web apps. Am I right in saying that this is similar to Typekit, albeit free, open but with less fonts to choose from?

Sayonara, iPhone: Why I’m Switching to Android - fantastic article that does a very good job of summarizing the reasons why Android is a far more compelling mobile platform than the iPhone. I just upgraded my HTC Hero to an HTC Desire and I’m even more impressed with Android now at version 2.1, and with the latest generation of phones.