We have two spots left for tomorrow’s project night! Come code with us!
The IKEA Effect
“Psychologists have found that people appreciate things they’ve made more than things that come ready-made. In a series of experiments, researchers had people either put together one of several types of objects (e.g., origami frogs, IKEA storage boxes, small Lego sets) or merely inspect an identical, but already completed object. When the two groups reported how much they’d be willing to pay to take the object home, the makers’ bids were about double those of the inspectors.”
What’s going on here? Does it apply to building websites and apps? Read more…
(Source: Flickr / phocks)
Remix existing websites. Rawr!
“Hackasaurus offers ‘X-Ray Goggles’ for the Web through a simple browser add-on. With those x-ray goggles, users can — as the name suggests — peer beneath the surface to see what the Web is made of. The goggles can be activated on any Web page, enabling a view of its building blocks. By mousing over the various elements of a Web page, users are able to see the code, and by clicking they can actually manipulate it — replacing images, for example, or adjusting fonts or alignment.”
What a fun idea!
Coding is love
Have you heard that Kaitlyn Trigger learned how to code so she could make a special Instagram filter for her boyfriend, Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger, as a Valentine?
The Lovestagram About page is so. Sweet. It. Hurts.
We also totally agree with Tech Crunch’s Alexia Tsotsis:
“The best V-Day gift of coding skills you can give, is the V-Day gift of coding skills you give to yourself.”
Be sure to read the mouseover text on the xkcd site. :-)
