Why I Am No Longer Supporting IE6
In the recent relaunch of my site, I gave it some thought and made some decisions about supporting IE6. I'm not going to support it. Not on this site... 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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A programmer who knows everything
I got this resume the other day – there was a big section that listed technologies that this guy seemingly had experience with, and the list was long…... more »
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Stupid PHP tricks: (true == false)
PHP's weakly-typed (and then some) nature can cause some very unexpected behaviour.
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Looks Good To Me - Source Code Review Tools
bloid 
via google-code-updates.blogspot.com
Code reviews are the rule at Google -- peer review reduces bugs, increases code quality, reduces maintenance cost, opens up team communication, and... more »
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I can't Believe How Half-Baked AS3 is
MP3 isn't suited for looping and is generally low-tech. (HE-)AAC would solve all problems, but the AS3 API gets in the way.
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Gang signs for nerds
Seriously silly stuff, had to laugh nonetheless. ;)
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Django 1.0 alpha released!
In accordance with the Django 1.0 release roadmap, tonight we've released the first "alpha" testing version of Django 1.0. This release includes all... more »
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Lucky to be a Programmer
The truth is that these programming blitzkriegs are some of my favorite periods in life. Under the right conditions, writing software is so intensely... more »
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HTTP request flow diagram
Alan Dean published a flow diagram of the process of an HTTP request inside a webserver, and all the possible status code outcomes.
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Why Is Eclipse.org Still On CVS?
With the recent announcement of their 1.5 release, Subversion (SVN) has clearly surpassed their original goal "to build a compelling replacement for... more »
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Update for Java vs C benchmark
This update compares the performance for some numerical benchmarks for Sun's JVM, IBM's JVM, Excelsior JET 6.4 and 6.0, Apache Harmony M6, LLVM 2.3... more »
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Introducing SenCSS
SenCSS is a sensible standards CSS Framework. This means that SenCSS tries to supply standard styling for all repetitive parts of your CSS, allowing... more »
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Java Game Tutorial : Shoot 'Em Up with LWJGL
Great tutorial from Fabien Sanglard that will help you learn the basics of a game engine and a bit of OpenGL.
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No, PHP does not suck; YOU suck
I'm getting sick of coming across so many PHP sucks articles being parroted all over the internets, so I wanted to dispel some of the myths and rumors... more »
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Oh Yeah? Fork You!
Because open source code is freely distributable, anyone can take that code and create their own unique mutant mashup version of it any time they feel... more »
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The coolest thing I saw at JavaOne 2008 was...
bloid via blogs.sun.com
...the Livescribe Smartpen, which comes with a Java-based development kit. The pen is cool: it's a pen with ink, but it also has a tiny camera in... more »
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The New Yorker publishes an article proving the patent system is broken
Quotes Bill Gates: "They also came up with this idea to stop hurricanes. Basically, the waves in the ocean have energy, and you use that to lower the... more »
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A PHP Guy’s Look At Python
Against all odds, I found myself with a little spare time this week. Rather than do something sensible like clean the garage or get some exercise, I... more »
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What do you do when your startup fails?
When your startup fails...what are your options?
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What can PostgreSQL learn from MySQL
There has been a lot of talk lately about PostgreSQL and what MySQL can learn from the PostgreSQL clan. We would like to look at the reverse of that.... more »
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Twitter Reportedly May Abandon Ruby On Rails
Twitter has plans to abandon Ruby on Rails after two years of scalability issues. Candidates to replace Rails are said to be PHP, Java, and Ruby... more »
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Twitter Said To Drop Rails: So What?
Twitter is said to rewrite parts of their application with something else than RoR to solve their performance/availability issues. Is this good news?... more »
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The quickest CSS fix for IE
How to QUICKLY fix the IE bugs - CSS and PNG alpha transparency.
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Read Technical Books
One of the things that helped me know what I know was my passion for books and my curiosity to learn new things. I think that every programmer that... more »
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