Archive for October, 2008

links for 2008-10-30

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Build seven good object-oriented habits in PHP Useful article showing both good and bad PHP OO practices. (tags: programming development php web tips tricks)

Wise Words from Martin Fowler

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I’ve become quite obsessive about unit testing recently, and in particular the PHPUnit testing framework. A big proponent of test-driven development is Martin Fowler, and I keep one of his quotes in a sticky note on my desktop as a little reminder: Whenever you are tempted to type something into a print statement or a [...]

ADSL router for sale

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I’ve put my spare ADSL router onto eBay. If you’re interested, bidding starts at 99p: SpeedTouch 580 Wireless Multi-User ADSL Gateway on eBay, also Wireless Routers Access Points, Wireless Networking, Networking, Computing (end time 03-Nov-08 18:13:43 GMT)

GoboLinux proves that AmigaOS was ahead of its time

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GoboLinux is described as “an alternative Linux distribution which redefines the entire filesystem hierarchy”. Not particularly snappy, but the concept behind it is very clean and simple: there is no need for package management, because every program resides in its own directory. This is a great concept because it means you don’t get libraries scattered [...]

Synchronize iCal with Yahoo! Calendar

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Update 26th October 2011: Are you receiving a “502″ error from iCal? Please see my more recent post iCal 502 error when syncing with Yahoo! Calendar for more details. The new beta of Yahoo! Calendar now supports the CalDAV protocol, meaning that sharing and synchronizing with desktop calendaring applications is possible. iCal has supported CalDAV [...]

M865 Project Management

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So I’ve completed another module for my Postgraduate Diploma in Software Development. It was the project management course, and I have to say it was the most challenging one so far. It was an optional module, but I thought it would be interesting as I am starting to take on more managerial tasks at work. [...]

New BBEdit Search and Replace Window

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One of the new features of BBEdit 9 is the new Find/Replace Window, shown below: It’s been simplified a lot since the last version, but the really big change is that it is now a modeless window. This means that the Find/Replace window can be left open whilst still allowing interaction with document windows. Initially, [...]

Are you getting paid enough?

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Ever wondered what other people doing your job are getting paid? A new site called upyourkick.com has launched allowing you to see just that. Check it out: upyourkick.com