Rob Dix

Recent Blog Comments By Rob Dix

• Chrome Dev Tools "Live Update" In The JavaScript Console Is Confusing

  Posted on Aug 9, 2012 at 11:11 AM

  I use chrome debugging tools all the time, so I guess I'm used to it. When I first discovered this, I thought it was weird and tripped over it. But I think of it now as a dump of a pointer. You always get the current value. In fact, you can watch it change in real time. So now, when I need a dump of... read more »

• Win A Copy Of JavaScript Enlightenment By Cody Lindley

  Posted on Aug 26, 2011 at 3:23 PM

  Woohoo! Thanks Ben and Cody!... read more »

• Win A Copy Of JavaScript Enlightenment By Cody Lindley

  Posted on Aug 25, 2011 at 10:38 AM

  The jQuery book was hella good. I'd rip through this one like a crazy fiend!... read more »

• Sometimes, I Feel Like A Man With No Identity

  Posted on Aug 9, 2011 at 10:12 PM

  Ben, If you aren't failing, you aren't trying to fail hard enough. I think that excellence isn't about maintaining all the things at which you excel. You're right, nobody has time for that, and the mere act of trying will set you up for failure. For me, I think the goal is to accept a certain leve... read more »

• Sometimes, I Feel Like A Man With No Identity

  Posted on Aug 8, 2011 at 11:51 PM

  @Ben, I find myself in the same sort of semi-existential, semi-concrete "who am I, and what is my life for" type of inner dialogue. I used to think about myself in terms of my abilities, but have recently started thinking in terms of my capacities. Instead of thinking about how awesom... read more »