Notes from the week of 2011-05-15

PayPal X Platform

• Intrigued by the @PayPal purchase of FigCard http://bit.ly/l6E6XG ? Let's hope it brings interesting things for @PayPalX developers #
• How to develop a WordPress PayPal plugin http://bit.ly/jAGvn6 (final installment in @PayPalX "Integrating Payments into WordPress" series) #
• How Amazon controls ecommerce http://tcrn.ch/lpKZ4o (slide deck from faberNovel which has much to teach if you're so inclined) #

APIs and development

• Four free resources for learning to code online http://on.mash.to/mufFn2 from the likes of UC Berkeley, Mozilla, Google, and MIT #
• Archive of @GoogleIO conference announcements http://bit.ly/mPVWXo #
• News from @googleio this week: Go added as third Google App Engine (GAE) language http://bit.ly/m9tfE5 (already supported Python and Java) #

Personal things

• Using @Quora to boost your career http://bit.ly/j8Jw5G via @FreelanceFolder #

Running

• Ran 10.86 miles in 2 hours and 4 mins and 11 secs and felt blah. Hot! Long run with some trail and hills thr… http://dailymile.com/e/TKrf #
• Ran 3.11 miles in 35 mins and felt good. Hot, muggy, windy stroller run. http://dailymile.com/e/TQGk #
• Ran 3.56 miles in 36 mins. 3x1mi intervals with paces 9:03, 8:58, and 8:51. http://dailymile.com/e/TWBt #
• Walked 3.13 miles in 1 hour and 2 mins and 21 secs and felt great. Walked pushing stroller to practice for Ro… http://dailymile.com/e/TcTJ #
• Ran 5.08 miles in 49 mins and felt great. Tempo with peak mile pace 9:26. http://dailymile.com/e/TiNJ #
• Ran 3.11 miles in 45 mins and felt great. Ran with family, stroller and all. Daughter medaled in her age div… http://dailymile.com/e/TssC #
• Ran 2.4 miles in 20 mins and felt great. Aired it out after family 5k this morning. First mile 7:53, second … http://dailymile.com/e/TssP #