A Popurls Clone with PHP, jQuery, Awesomeness
Good people of the Internets, I know a good deal of you frequently visit some sort of social website and/or aggregator such as Popurls, Reddit, Digg, Developer Zone, or what have you. After a deep and thorough analysis of my visitor statistics (read: pulling data out of my ass), many of you seem to like articles about PHP. This is not surprising, as PHP is a very popular (scripting) language. Then again, why anybody would want to read my incoherent ramblings is still a mystery... Read More
Week 10 in review
Well, it’s time to sum up the week. Since this is my first sum-o-the-week, I really have no point of reference as to what to write here. I know, I know, today’s Monday and shouldn’t the week be summed up late Sunday? Well. Yes. But hear me out anyway. Please. I need my ego stroked and caressed. My basis for analysis is my very own Twitter feed, so, yes, it’s biased as hell. Deal with it.March 8 - PHPillow – OO wrapper for CouchDB http://bit.ly/cy5pix The... Read More
Hands-on tips for PHP security
I got asked to review a fairly large piece of PHP code recently and, whoooo boy, was I in for a treat (treat as in clawing my eyes out with a rusty spoon while listening to Nickelback, as interpreted by Dr Zoidberg. In reverse). This magnificent piece of code was an eye opener in many ways and it made me feel a little bit better about myself, to be honest. It employed not only what would be called “bad practice”, but also a lot of plain ol’ stupidity. I know... Read More
Random thoughts on JavaScript. Part one of who knows. The basics.
This is going to be some sort of article on JavaScript. I’m still not sure exactly what will come of this, which means that now is your time to turn back. I won’t give you any more chances! Here’s something to keep you entertained while you think it through. And you may have to increase the volume while you watch it as it is just that mind numbingly awesome. Still here? Cool. I wouldn’t be, but you know, to each his own. People much smarter and more patient... Read More
