David Ormsbee retweeted
Many people might be thinking about new jobs this week. 2U/edX is hiring: 2u.com/careers/jobs/
Almost all of our software is open source (as @OpenEdX): we educate the world, and give away software so that others can too.
(plz RT? thx)
Everything @linclark writes is amazing, and should be read at the earliest opportunity. This is no exception.
After years of perf optimizations, JS is running way faster in the browser
Today, we're starting work to optimize JS perf in places where different rules apply, like Serverless and iOS devices
And this is possible because of WebAssembly 🚀
bytecodealliance.org/article…
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David Ormsbee retweeted
Boiled this out of some observations of code reviews across multiple orgs and teams. Lower right is my home quadrant but I can flex into enabler/mathematician depending on my stress level
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Want to check out the talks and presentations from this year's #devopsdays Boston? They're online! youtube.com/watch?v=mLh6p7l2…
David Ormsbee retweeted
Magic, coming soon to WebAssembly…
The same .wasm file running and using high-level types in:
✨ pure WebAssembly
✨ Python
✨ Rust
✨ Node
✨ The web
with no glue code required? 🤯
See how it works ↓
hacks.mozilla.org/2019/08/we…
I wrote a post on the architectural problems with how XBlock Fields were designed, and how I hope we can address those issues in #OpenEdX going forward: medium.com/@dormsbee/xblock-…
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I wrote a blog post about the performance lessons we learned while developing the grading code for Open edX, and how that might apply to future pluggable APIs: medium.com/@dormsbee/xblock-…
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David Ormsbee retweeted
We finished our first #devsummit at #openedx2018 - it was a fantastic, positive group from around the world. Many thanks to the wonderful people who made this happen, particularly @nedbat and Nimisha.
David Ormsbee retweeted
2018 goals: Make WebAssembly easier to use with JavaScript
Here’s what the Rust team is doing→
hacks.mozilla.org/2018/03/ma…
David Ormsbee retweeted
Want to work at edX? We’re looking for an accessibility specialist: boards.greenhouse.io/edx/job… We’re educating the world, we’re open source, and we take a11y very seriously. Hit me up with questions. (RT plz? thx)
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SemVer as dev intent:
Major: we broke it on purpose
Minor: we broke it accidentally
Patch: we broke your workaround for it being broken nitter.gq/KernCanCode/status/879…
David Ormsbee retweeted
The 3D illusions of Kokichi Sugihara, an engineering professor at the Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences.
David Ormsbee retweeted
:) JS parse times on high-end phones + laptops vs. low-end/average are _so_ different. Hope we see more real-device testing as folks realize
