Author Archives: Thomas Guy

Four Percent of all NASDAQ Trades Last Week Attributed to Single Mystery Algorithm; Robo-trader Consumed 10% of Network Bandwidth

I thought we’d have another decade or two until the machines took over. The scariest part of this single program was that its millions of quotes accounted for 10 percent of the bandwidth that is allowed for trading on any given day, according to Nanex. (The size of the bandwidth pipe is determined by aContinue reading “Four Percent of all NASDAQ Trades Last Week Attributed to Single Mystery Algorithm; Robo-trader Consumed 10% of Network Bandwidth”

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Still Using Firebug?

As a web developer, I hadn’t decided to focus on front-end work until another developer told me about Firebug. When I started targeting mobile, I switched to the Developer Tools suite (DevTools) built in to Google’s Chrome browser. Two years later and I’m just beginning to realize what I’ve been missing. I was on the /r/javascript forum on RedditContinue reading “Still Using Firebug?”

Fun with JavaScript Profiling, Minification, and JSLint

I’ve been working with JSLint profiling and what they say is true: minification is more efficient if you write your JavaScript following certain JavaScript sub-standards (I know there’s a better way to phrase that). File Sizes Original: 27,542 bytes Original (minified): 21,179 Linted: 30,714 Linted (minified): 20,899 Here’s the scoop. The original file size was 27,542Continue reading “Fun with JavaScript Profiling, Minification, and JSLint”