
December 2010

Oracle has released MySQL 5.5. Craig looks at the new features and improvements to the world's most-used open source database.Read More

Writing unit tests for your code provides reassurance that changes you make won't introduce new bugs. Chris walks us through using PHPUnit to write unit tests for PHP applications.Read More

Craig discusses why MySQL transactions are necessary, uncovers their mysteries and reveals why you can't emulate transaction-like behavior in PHP.Read More

Louis looks back on a year of posts on the SitePoint tech blog and highlights some of the more interesting, momentous, or contentious ones. It's been a great year; thanks for reading!Read More
Tonight the community blog post comes to you via my brand new Macbook Air. While I'd love nothing more than to go on about that all night, I promise that this post actually does deliver the goings on... Read More

Alyssa walks us through some of the privacy tools in the Google Privacy Center that you can use to protect your data, and get your data in and out of Google products.Read More
This week Pantone revealed their "color of the year" prediction for 2011. Jennifer takes a look.Read More

SumoOptimize is a new website optimization service for A/B testing websites. Alyssa walks us through how it works.Read More
On the SitePoint Podcast news & commentary show this week, the Chrome App Store makes its debut, we discuss the future of XML on the Web, and thing-a-day mania is everywhere! All this, plus our... Read More
In the third of a series looking a logo design trends, Jennifer looks at how identity designers are using the Cubist art style for inspiration.Read More

Separate JavaScript processing threads have finally become a reality in HTML5 browsers. Craig introduces you to web workers…Read More
In just two years, Magento has become a significant player in the world of ecommerce software, but its theming system can be difficult for beginners to come to terms with. Nick walks us through the... Read More





