web Unwork Recently a customer came back with a feature request. We're building an online store for them that is replacing their previous online store. The feature they want would allow them to upload an order with products that may or may not be in the system, tied to one
minimalism Mental preparation into minimalism There are a few rules I've set for myself. What I basically want to end up with is a situation where the following will remain true: I can fit everything I need into a carry-on bag (a travel backpack that weighs 0.8kg) as per current airline regulations:
minimalism My move towards extreme minimalism I had to move in April of 2014 due to the previous landlord wishing to sell the property we were renting. Everything went fine, we did have ample time, letting agency was a bliss to work with (for the most part), but that's not the important bit. I
How to upgrade zsh if it failed previously? I am on a mac system. I assume this would be the same for a linux system too, but a mac system is my assumption. I upgraded on login prompt, and then it failed. Gave a bunch of parse errors, mainly full with ^M characters. The fix is in theory
Adventures in VM land; part #2 — Getting hhvm to run Previously, on Battlestar Galactica... No. Right, so I got Vagrant to install apache. The next step was to get hhvm working. The vagrant box that I'm running is an Ubuntu 12.04 LTS box, and the hhvm Github pages [https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/wiki/Prebuilt-Packages-on-Ubuntu-12.04] have
Adventures in VM land; part #1 — Vagrant installation Today I'm doing R&D, so I get to learn about Vagrant, boxes, providers and all the rest. The end result should be a Vagrantfile (plus whatever else I would need) that I can put into a repository, that would make it super easy for me to
Links from the internet - late March edition, '14 This is something I'll do semi-regularly. There are tons of things that I read and I find incredibly useful. I've been toying with this idea for a while, so here goes. My list of recently found amazingly interesting links in varying topics. Rolls-Royce and augmented reality
Book review: Getting Started with Zurb Foundation 4 A short while ago I was contacted by Packt Publishing whether I'd like to review a book they have published back in November 2013. This is where the book is: http://www.packtpub.com/getting-started-with-zurb-foundation-4/book. During my $dayjob, I work at a WordPress agency [http://www.electricstudio.
Infinite monkey theorem and twitch plays pokemon > The infinite monkey theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type a given text, such as the complete works of William Shakespeare. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_monkey_theorem Background story: The Next
Adding custom links and messages to plugins in WordPress There are two custom bits of writing plugins that kept evading me. I never found out how to add custom links to the plugin list view, and how to add custom messages to the update prompt. See pic below: The good thing is that as of now, I know where
Importing from 32bit PHP via JSON This is a short one. Basically if you need to deal with timestamps, beware. The value of a timestamp in microtime (the thing that JavaScript uses) is larger than the maximum integer a 32bit PHP installation can produce. JS microtime: 1392804671000 PHP max int on 32bit: 2147483647 PHP max int
Oh, the hilarity So I'm tasked to rebuild a website and to make it fast(er). The code is hilarious, I shall try to keep track of all the WTFs I find. Because agreeing on a script include protocol is too mainstream This is actually from one project. I've
“We want a website for our business!” (Click to read the TL;DR version) If you work at a small agency, this is something you hear a lot of times. It is an exciting time for everyone involved; some people had an idea, and they finally made it happen. They quit their day jobs, they invested money
Woo! GoSquared dev account! Basically, Geoff at GoSquared is awesome! Not only did he deliver an amazing talk at All Your Base conf back in 2013, he was kind enough to let me have an account at GoSquared for hacking. I will be implementing one of the first apps for Ghost, which is going
How do you become good at your job? Hah, this is SO going to sound like a pat on my own back, but bear with me for a second. I teach kids through Code Club [http://codeclub.org.uk] (which, if you're a developer, you should totally check out!), I'm helping my sister'
On the margin of designs in .psd To set up the world I'm talking about, let's imagine you work at a web design agency as a developer. There is a design department (even if it's just one guy), and they produce designs in .psd format as per previous client meetings. The
Why aren't there top developers? Recently the newest issue of .net magazine landed in my post box. In it there's a special edition called 250 web design greats. "... web design greats" Interestingly enough there are a ton of lists listing the very best designers, the sites with the best designs. No
Let's talk about social sharing The introduction to set the frame of reference and get the people living under a rock up to speed with current events: social sharing is ever present, them mainly being Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, LinkedIn. I regard everything else as a runner up, mainly because I really do not come
So it begins... Overly dramatic drumroll and whatnot. Got my setup working, got some free time (hah, wonder how long that'll last) on my time, and a shedload of thoughts that I am just DYING to let the world know. Basically I want to pick your brain. And by 'your&
