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Quotes 2014-11-20 1 min read

About ugly code

If you write ugly code, anyone who intends to fix a bug or add a feature will not enjoy his work and likely avoid it next time. Bram Moolenaar Vim’s creator

Web Development 2014-05-30 2 min read

Development is more than just using "components"

One of the recurring conversations in gatherings over a beer is the current trend, by many “developers”, of not really programming to client needs but simply using modules/components/plugins/… …

Web Development 2014-01-23 1 min read

Custom Theme My Login templates

Theme My Login is a plugin that allows us to adapt all elements related to: Registration, Login, … of a WordPress site to our needs. Inside the plugin folder, we find the templates in the “templates” …

#PHP #wordpress

Web Development 2014-01-20 1 min read

Creating a new Laravel project

In the folder where we want to start the project: cd /var/www/my-new-project composer create-project laravel/laravel ./ --prefer-dist

#laravel #php #tutorial #framework

Notes 2014-01-20 1 min read

Digital signatures in JavaScript

If we need to create a signature capture and processing system in HTML, we can use the library: signature-pad, a good alternative for creating web apps that require signature digitization, using canvas.

#canvas #Javascript

Notes 2014-01-20 1 min read

Integrating Node.js and PHP

In the following article: In the following article, we can see several ways to interact from PHP with node.js, using websockets. The example uses nginx, which is something to appreciate, as it’s the web server I …

#node.js #PHP #socket.io

Web Development 2013-03-13 1 min read

How to validate an EAN13 code

EAN13 codes are composed of 13 digits, where the last one is a check digit.

#crc #e-commerce #EAN #PHP

Development 2012-12-15 2 min read

Cocos2d x

When developing games for mobile devices, we have multiple cross-platform alternatives:

#2d #cocos2d #development #javascript

Development 2012-02-02 1 min read

Compile Titanium Mobile applications from command line

Everyone has their preferences when it comes to editing code. For example, for PHP I use Netbeans, for html Textmate, …

#appcelerator #github #mobile #shell

Code 2012-02-02 1 min read

Styles only for iPad

If you want to apply CSS styles only for the iPad, you can do

#css #hacks #ipad

Personal 2012-02-02 1 min read

Waiting for the new version of Notability

I have always used pen and paper to take notes, transforming my backpack into a collection of notebooks and notepads of all sizes and colors. This was so until I found several applications, for the iPad, that allowed …

#ipad #notes

Systems 2011-10-29 1 min read

New wireless networks, new challenges for "telcos"

Interesting article on how telecommunications companies must face new wireless ways of connecting to the Internet.

#communications #future #wireless