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Simulating Latency for AngularJS $http Calls with Response Interceptors
When writing an AngularJS application that communicates with back-end services via XHR calls, you need to cater for the latency that will occur when users are accessing the application for real over slow connections. This usually means showing things such as loading indicators when long running requests are in progress. However, when in development, the […]
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Polymer
At their IO 2013 conference, Google officially launched Polymer, a new library for front-end development. It might seem odd that Google are launching another library, after all, they already have Angular, GWT, Dart Web UI and Closure, why create yet another one? However, Polymer is a bit of a different proposition that those libraries, and […]
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Attempt to transcribe the lyrics to Katrien by Mogwai
I’ve always loved the song Katrien by Mogwai, from their album Mogwai Young Team. It’s often classed as an instrumental, but there are spoken vocals, although they are low in the mix and frequently drowned out almost completely by the music. According to the band themselves, the words are then-member Brendan O’Hare “talking shite about […]