Why is Microsoft not opening more source code? Apparently inappropriate code comments is one of the reasons according to this story. I wonder what kind of things developers put in comments that would be so bad for the rest of us to see? Comments sathish 10 Feb 2005 12:00 pm: checking if the contact name is coming properly.. Venkat 10 Feb 2005 12:00 pm: GMaP is cool! Better than mappy. Do we have something like this for India?
How Google Maps works: a look behind the Javascript of Google Maps. Whereas GMail uses XMLHttp to make calls back to the server, Google Maps uses a hidden IFrame. The method has its benefits. The push-pins and info-popups are a different matter. Simply placing them is no big trick; an absolutely-positioned transparent GIF does the trick nicely. The shadows, however, are a different matter. They are PNGs with 8-bit alpha channels. ...
Amazon enters blogging. Comments Navneet 10 Feb 2005 12:00 pm: Whoa! Hee-uu-ge Geocities popup on page. Thought it was temp. Apparently not.. S Anand 10 Feb 2005 12:00 pm: Can’t seem to avoid it… Dhar 8 Mar 2005 8:08 am: Amazon India Center’s blog: i-5.blogspot.com S Anand 8 Mar 2005 8:24 am: That was a good one! Didn’t know corporate blogs were getting along in India.