If there’s anything I’ve noticed that plagues many less-experienced programmers, it’s what I refer to as the fencepost problem (or fencepost error, if you will). The problem can be most succinctly summed up using this thought exercise: Imagine a fence that is 100 meters long. A fencepost is needed every 10 meters. How many fenceposts […]
I’ve used CakePHP for a lot of projects now. Verdict: there’s no comparison to Ruby on Rails. Ruby on Rails is smartly integrated, well-designed, and sits on top of an elegant language. CakePHP is an admitted ripoff of Rails that sits on a popular but terrible language. It copies Rails – almost randomly – without […]
I’ve been using the Windows 7 RC since early May, so after 4 months I thought it’d be a good time to review it before the official launch. TL;DR: Windows 7 is a highly polished, production-ready environment that will redeem the Windows product line.