Who's to blame, Microsoft and/or the .Net Community
I’m interested in why most of Microsoft and some other developer’s demons about writing apps mostly begin with the creation of a database? The design... more »
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.aspx extension instead of .php? WHY???
For some reason, there are some people who write web sites with PHP, but put the ".aspx" extension at the end of their files. WHY???
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Connecting to an XMPP / Jabber Server with the XIFF AS3 Library
As I mentioned earlier, I am starting to build an XMPP chat client for the XMPP / Jabber community server I set up today. I am using the XIFF... more »
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ASP.NET gets no Respect
Poor ASP.NET! Is it really that bad? I say No!
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9 Web Developers That MUST Be Followed On Twitter
This web roundup will list nine developers that absolutely must be tracked on Twitter. They represent the best of the best and are extremely active in... more »
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First preview of Mono 2.0 is out
Our first preview for Mono 2.0 is out; It has been almost six months since we branched version 1.9 so this is a gigantic update to Mono.
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Adobe Flash running on iPhone emulator; too slow for real devices?
Flash performance and usage is abysmal on current mobile devices that support playback. Mobile device processors — including the iPhone’s — simply... more »
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Ruby on Rails - a paper dragon?
When Ruby on Rails started to gain some momentum a year or so ago, I decided to take another look at the Ruby language itself along with the Rails web... more »
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I want enums in PHP
I'm currently working about equally in PHP and Java. I can't say I've fallen in love with Java. But Java does have a feature or two that would be... more »
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Adobe Flex Coding Convention Document Triggered Discussions
On April 18, 2008, Adobe released its Flex SDK coding conventions and best practices. Adobe's Flex Team explained that the new conventions, “. . . lay... more »
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A new free socket server for Flash and Flex
GFS Server is a "Socket Server" that communications to and from Flash CS3 and Flex 3 applications/games. Primarily the GFS Server is for making... more »
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Why Silverlight is nailing Flex
An article on why Silverlight has a bigger buzz than Flex.
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PHP and MVC
Been reading this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model-view-controller and it seems the techniques that I employ are somewhat similar, well,... more »
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Rails for PHP Developers - Calculating Hashes of Strings and Files
The MD5 and SHA1 cryptographic hashes are commonly used to verify the integrity of files or create a fixed length digital representation of a string... more »
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Prototype XUL JavaScript Framework 1.6.0.2
Drum roll please… After three attempts/failures, I present to you the newest version of the Prototype XUL library! The previous released version... more »
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ASP.NET to Follow Ruby on Rails` Lead
The software giant released an initial version of ASP.NET with MVC (model-view-controller) support in December and is working on delivering a more... more »
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You Used Python to Write WHAT?
Python is a powerful, easy-to-use scripting language suitable for use in the enterprise, although it is not right for absolutely every use. Python... more »
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The smallest PHP framework you shouldn’t code without
This step by step guide will help you get set up with EpiCode in under 15 minutes. EpiCode is a framework that maps URLs to static methods. It also... more »
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Building Desktop Applications in PHP
So, you’re a hotshot PHP developer. You’ve written a lot of code powering some pretty cool websites; maybe you’ve even written some public / open... more »
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Flow3: PHP's Answer to Java's Spring?
During the concept design to fight for better usability the Typo3 core team decided to reimplement the Typo3 core. Modern concepts popular within the... more »
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Why PHP as a templating language sucks
I frequently read articles about why any template system made with PHP is per definition redundant because PHP is itself such a good templating... more »
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Beat Your Website into Submission with .htaccess
When you spend most of your day to designing and coding, you don't have a lot of extra time to mess with server configuration. But neglecting this... more »
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Java Does Not Pass-By-Reference
Pass-by-value and pass-by-reference, as it is implemented in Java, can produce results that you may not expect if you are not aware of what is going... more »
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PHP Security - Block Access to Include Files Using .htaccess
via Even if my scripts are secure (meaning I use proper validation to make sure they've been called correctly), a user/hacker has no business calling an... more »
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Do not trust the PHP reflection API
At least if it comes to internal classes. If you try to get informations about parameters from methods of internal classes - forget that. Examining... more »
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