programming

Watir

2005-10-19

abandoned, dead, freeware, glances, GUI software, internet, liked, open-source software, programming, Ruby, Ruby programming, Ruby software, software, software testing, web browser software, Windows software, Windows XP software

Software >
Ruby > Ruby web programming, Ruby testing >

(on Wikipedia)
(old website, archive)
was watir.com

A functional testing tool for automating browser-based tests of web applications. It drives the Internet Explorer browser the same way people do. It clicks links, fills in forms, presses buttons. It also checks results, such as whether expected text appears on the page.

I did some simple website testing with it.

aka Web Application Testing in Ruby.
Pronounced “water”.
my Watir scripts
Water 2.0 had support planned for Linux and Firefox using the “selenium” engine. 2019-09-29 – That engine appwars to have become https://www.selenium.dev/
Abandoned – 2024-04-22 – No website updates in a while, and the domain is down.

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Working on Free Software

2005-10-17

freeware, hacking, HOWTO, open-source software, programming, software, writing

Programming, Hackers >

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The Little Schemer – (1996 book), by Daniel P. Friedman and Matthias Fellesein

2005-10-15

books, Daniel P. Friedman, dead, disliked, education, glances, Lisp, Matthias Fellesein, non-fiction, previously-owned, programming, Scheme, softcover books, things

Entertainment > Reading >

https://web.archive.org/web/20190208124553/http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/matthias/BTLS/

A programmer’s book for the Scheme implementation of Lisp.

Ack!: Unfortunately, it’s not possible for me to read this book. It’s not geared towards people who are new to Lisp so it’s impossible to comprehend in any way. I don’t want to learn lisp, I want to learn the problem solving skills touted for this book. Oh well…

I gave it away, though to whom I cannot recall.

The Little Schemer – 4th Edition
by Daniel P. Friedman and Matthias Fellesein
Foreword by Gerald J. Sussman
ISBN 0-262-56099-2 (pbk: alk. paper)

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Shooting yourself in the foot in as many languages as possible

2005-10-13

comedy entertainment, programming

Programming > Comedy >

Cruft

2005-10-11

culture, Development, documentation, internet, programming, wikis

Culture, Wiki > Development >

(on Wikipedia)

A kind of dust that settles on a topic when it has been left alone out of disinterest or abandonment. Its information becomes dated or its style is out of sync with the original author’s current capability.