I was looking at a post entitled Top 10 custom JavaScript functions, and I noticed Dustin talking about the various incarnations of getElementByClass(). I know this function has been around forever, but something triggered in my head and I used it to rewrite the ancient javascript checkbox selector I had (which was not class […]
The times when you shouldn’t track bugs formally are so few that there shouldn’t even be a debate on the topic. As developers, the tracking of bugs is one of those things that you need to encourage whole heartedly. There are more uses for bug tracking than you would think. Keeping bug tracking as a […]
Today, I am privileged to interview JT Koffenberger of Delmarva Group and CIO Podcast.
JT is a consulting CIO for my company who is tasked with redesigning IT to more efficiently meet the needs of a rapidly growing business. JT is currently restructuring the IT department to fulfill a larger role in software development as the […]
The Codist has an article today entitled, “So You Want To Become A Programmer“.
The post has 6 solid entries for getting a person imbued in the programming culture, and landing the first job. If these sort of tips interest you, I strongly suggest you give it a read. I humbly offer my own additions to […]
I was surfing dzone and I came across two links regarding site monitoring. The first link was “using Twitter for server-monitoring” and the second link was, in a nutshell, making a PHP poor man’s ping without using Net_Ping.
Both of these methods have a little bit of a square peg in a round hole approach, but […]
This post could also be titled reason number 5,233,456 for why you shouldn’t develop on your production server.
The reasons why developers arent allowed on production servers:
To prevent circumvention of version control systems in the development environment
To prevent those moments of hubris that begin with words: “Oops a teeny bug, Let me fix that quickly […]
As an essential requirement to your web development project, the business requirements document acts as a communication conduit between the developers and the project owner (customer). A well written BRD can protect the developers and the customers from miscommunication, inefficiency, and missed deadlines.
Put Simply: the BRD is a carefully worded, non-technical document that lists […]
Welcome to my website.
First on the agenda is to clean up WordPress and get it functioning nicely.
After that I hope to write a few posts on web development fundamentals.
Tags: development
