I know I mostly post about politics, motorcycles and firearms but the part of my life that pays for those things I’m a technology guy. It’s not too often I do much code work with other things being more entertaining but of late a friend brought the project FullCalendar to my attention as he integrated [...]
“This new world hath been the asylum for the persecuted lovers of civil and religious liberty from every part of Europe. Hither have they fled, not from the tender embraces of the mother, but from the cruelty of the monster; and it is so far true of England, that the same tyranny which drove the [...]
Yesterday was PHP’s 10th year anniversary. As someone who started with PHP/FI “back in the day” it is difficult to believe that many years have gone by. It is a good time to take a few moments and remember. And don’t miss John’s reflections on where he’s gone with PHP. Considering what John’s accomplished with [...]
Brian Bailey has posted a thoughtful entry on why they are switching from .Net to PHP from a business viewpoint. It’s an interesting and logical read fit to print and had your CIO. One thing I will point out is this: “It’s all a matter of trust. If you don’t trust your developer to choose [...]
Someone worth $42Billion can’t tell you your language is being discontinued whether you like it or not. How can Microsoft expect to get Partners on the .Net bandwagon while trying to pull the rug out from under those same Partners who have legacy VB6 (or older) applications they must still maintain?
Javascript implementations have really evolved over the last several years as Microsoft and Mozilla work to actually bring their browsers up the the specification. But although I’m using javascript in my work more than ever I still have a habit of considering it the red headed step child in my projects. My view is less [...]
I often get subtle hints from my boss that he would be happier were we developing much of our software in something much more sexy than PHP. It depends on which CEO’s and CIO”s he’s been talking to whether he leans more towards Java or MS’s .Net in a particular week. The boss will suggest [...]
Jeff Moore has some interesting thoughts on GOTO in PHP. I’ve not seen or used a GOTO since sometime in 1987 when I concluded courses in FORTRAN and Assembler. With exceptions, try/catch and while/break/continue I have a hard time seeing the value of GOTO other than to reintroduce bad habits into new PHP programmers. Or [...]
Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add ‘within the limits of the law’, because law is often but the tyrant’s will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual. –Thomas Jefferson
The Hardened PHP Project looks quite interesting and makes a lot of sense. With the Linux kernel there are modules to protect against the most common loadable kernel module vulnerabilities so why not for PHP? The most common PHP coding problems are known to developers but still can slip through for various reasons. Some nay-sayers [...]
Pointman is a Hoosier who works in the IT industry, is an amateur photographer an avid motorcycle rider, shooter and firearms collector.
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The masthead graphic "Road to Oakalla" was taken during a motorcycle ride to the Oakalla covered bridge on 23 May, 2007 with a Canon A85 digital camera (F5.6, 1/125 sec exposure). Additional images from the visit are in the Oakalla bridge gallery.
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