Are You a Man or a Bloke?

I recently tested the Mad Quality Plugin for Flare, which is a rule-checking application that uses various rule sets to check your text (kind of like the grammar checker in Word). The tool is a useful plug-in for Flare. Maybe I’ll review it in another post.

One of the sample rule sets checks for British English (see the list below). Now, I really like finding all the differences between British and American English. I know what trainers are and sometimes I wear a jumper. But, I have no idea what some of the ones in this list mean.

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Make APIs Look Nice with Shins

Anyone who is documenting or using APIs has probably come across a new, slick web interface for viewing APIs, like the one in this image:

So, what is this interface? And how do I get my APIs to look like it?
This interface is called Slate. It provides a 3-pane view, with a TOC, the API reference, and code samples. Unfortunately, I am running a Windows machine, and I couldn’t get Slate to install.

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