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Hello Kathy, I just discovered Creating passionate users, a tad too late it seems. I’m writing this because I really, really like your content and I want to you to start writing again. I’m sure you’ve already got a lot of emotionally supportive letters and so on so I’m not gonna go there, because obviously they didn’t succeed. Instead I’m gonna take a practical and proactive approach.... Read More

I recently had a comment from a guy named Daniel about the code separation plugin I’m using. First I felt inclined to answer in a comment but I feel that the problem he is talking about deserves it’s own thread.... Read More

I currently work on a project that is not my own, to implement new functionality all over the place. This project is basically done in a level 2 style with a lot of static function calls. It’s totally procedural with class names to separate different areas of logic. And the SQL is there for all to see.... Read More

Lately I’ve started to tentatively monetize my content. One of the first things I realized was how crappy my click rates were for adsense in the sidebar.... Read More

A few years ago when I attended a program in Engineering Nanoscience something strange happened during a programming course in Java. By the way, if you are considering studying abroad then I can recommend LTH and KTH, especially if you are into materials science or nanotech. Beware though, the level of difficulty can be higher than US equivalents, Swedish technical institutes don’t give much of a rats ass if you fail or not.... Read More

Through phpdeveloper.org I just discovered eZ Components. My first thought was how can yet another php library help me? Or more precisely since I’m a user of the Zend Framework and Smarty, is there anything in eZ that I can use to augment my current setup with?... Read More

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When successful viruses wreak havoc on the world the press is quick to come up with various monetary estimates for how much damage said virus caused in lost work etc.... Read More

Have you ever thought about what massive power c-style programming holds? Not just in the number of users and adherents but in the very minds of the majority of programmers today? By c-style I mean all languages that are similar in style to C and C++, in this group you can find Java, Perl and PHP to name a few.... Read More