08 Sep 2009 RSSCloud: No need to adjust your firewall
I've been following the recent development of RSSCloud with interest...
Programming
28 Aug 2009 Using jQuery and Prototype together while avoiding the dreaded element.dispatchEvent error
Here is what I do to avoid the dreaded "element.dispatchEvent is not a function" error. I load jQuery first, Prototype second, and then I use jQuery( ) instead of $( ) for all my jQuery calls. <!-- Set up jQuery and prototype together ...
21 Aug 2009 Using Skype to control a model train
Small wireless spy cameras are widely available, and there are even a few available specifically for HO-scale trains. This got me to thinking about letting my cousin in Germany run a train on my train layout, using Skype. Why not? Connecting the camera receiver to...
01 Aug 2008 Useless use of private variable in void context (Perl)
Can you see what is wrong with this Perl code snippet? foreach my $cat (@$categories) { if ($cat->{col} == $column and $cat=>{pos} == $position) { ...
30 Jul 2008 Lava lamps for programming
Posted at 22:03h
in Programming
I just love this idea:Â integrating lava lamps to Cruise Control so that you can see when a software build has gone bad. The idea is to turn on a red lava lamp when the build failed, otherwise turn on a green one. Cool!...
27 Jul 2008 Symfony project menus for Emacs
After reading the Productive Programmer, I was inspired to write a custom script to add Symfony menus to my Emacs editor. After some frustration (I find emacs LISP tough to grok), I finally figured it out. (script is below) Anyway, here are a couple of pictures...
25 Jul 2008 A SproutCore example by Johannes Fahrenkrug
Johannes Fahrenkrug wrote a nice tutorial on building an OpenSocial app with SproutCore....
25 Jul 2008 The Productive Programmer Book
Posted at 18:49h
in Programming
I just finished reading the Productive Programmer and I really like the suggestions, such as SLAP (single level of abstraction). The book isn't language specific, but it is Java-heavy in the examples. Still, everything is adaptable to other languages. There is now also a wiki for...
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