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Backbone Forms
By default, Backbone lacks data binding between your data domain and your views. This small library helps bridge the gap by providing an easy and declarative way to render forms.
Sketch for Designers
Sketch, our new favorite design tool, is popular elsewhere.
Piano App
This app lets you skip real piano lessons and play classical piano pieces using your keyboard. It’s not about what keys you hit, just the timing of your keystrokes.
Electron
Electron is a way to package desktop applications backed by node.js. It is currently used in the atom.io editor and for slack’s client.
Language and World View
The language you speak can affect how you view the world.
Brand Evolution
A bit of discussion about how brands can evolve to stay current, yet consistent.
Freeze Your Keys
To protect from thieves, you may want to start keeping your key fob in your freezer if you own a newer car with keyless entry.
Tips for a Fast Vagrant Environment
If you’re using Vagrant for your development environments, Rails projects that compile Sass and CoffeeScript on each page refresh can load very slowly. Here are three things you can do to speed it up.
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Lilly
A drone with a camera that follows you.
100 Days of Fonts
Do-Hee Kim is showcasing a different Google font pairing every day for 100 days.