git 1.7.8 was released a little over a week ago. You can view the 1.7.8 release notes for a full list of changes.
Most changes will probably not affect your every day use of git, but a few new features should be useful.
Steve Jobs visited Xerox in 1979 to see the Xerox Star: a computer promoting a revolutionary graphical user interface.
Jobs loved what he saw. Xerox had developed one of the first GUI’s, one that would ultimately lay the foundation for the concept of “windows” (small W) and the “desktop” we know in modern operating systems.
When he tasked Bill Atkinson, Atkinson created something even more revolutionary…
In part one of this two-part series on being in The Zone, I’m going to talk about how Music affects my ability to be in The Zone: that “deeply creative space where inspiration is built”, as Rands puts it. That mental place where you’re so focused that nothing else matters except the bug you’re hunting, the feature you’re cranking out or the blog post you’re writing.
By the end of this article I hope you have a better sense of how you choose what to listen to, and that I introduce you to some new artists to increase your productivity when working.
