April 2004
So you thought Excel was a proprietary software product beyond the developmental reach of the average open source programmer? Think again! Harry explains the use of PEAR::Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer to... Read More
Via Tobias Schlitt, Alexey Borzov kicked off a huge debate on PEAR quality and standards, part inspired by another discussion that raises a number of very valid issues related to PEAR (Sitepoint... Read More
In the final instalment of his series, Dave outlines best practices and practical tips to help you implement an approach to documentation and process that works for your business and your clients.Read More
If you are new to Linux, need a test environment or do not want to setup dual-booting on your primary workstation, there is an easy way to build a Linux server. Simply uncover some retired hardware.... Read More
BusinessWeek: “To get the already-delayed follow-up to Windows XP out the door by 2006, it has decided to omit some of the most ambitious features” Anyone involved in development knows... Read More
My latest SitePoint article is up: Better Living Through Bookmarklets. I’m a huge fan of bookmarklets and the article details some of my favourites and demonstrates some tricks for writing your... Read More
FYI, Zend are now hosting a PEAR Weekly Summary column, much like the PHP Weekly Summary. More handy packages on their way, as well, such as Text_Diff for comparing text files and many more.... Read More
…posted by davidjmedlock: Okay, I wanted to post something about companies, organizations, and people doing cool things with ColdFusion. Here are just a few: cfdev.com I’ve downloaded... Read More
Bookmarklets add functionality to your browser, and can help smooth your workflow. Here, Simon identifies handy bookmarklets, provides tips to build your own, and demonstrate advanced techniques for... Read More
Javascript is often falsely derided as a simple language, devoid of the object oriented features so favoured by other modern scripting languages. People holding this opinion really need to take... Read More
Intrusion detection and change management are often associated with expensive enterprise systems out of reach of many individual and small businesses offering hosting and development services.... Read More
Via Mozillazine, a fascinating post by Brendan Eich, the father of Javascript and Mozilla’s chief architect. This is fiesty stuff. Brendan basically lays out his view of how things are might... Read More
If you’ve been around PHP for a while you’ve probably heard of phpGroupWare, now in it’s fourth year (for PHP that’s old), according to Sourceforge. As Dan Kuykendall recently... Read More
MSDN’s new Channel 9 site hopes, as they put it, to provide “a way to listen in to the cockpit at Microsoft, an opportunity to learn how we fly, a chance to get to know our pilots.”... Read More
