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Software Development October 17th, 2013 @ 12:41 am PDT

Strip Non-Numeric Characters in JavaScript June 5th, 2012 @ 11:54 pm PDT

This function is handy when validating input

Dangerous Mistakes January 11th, 2010 @ 8:00 am PST

I was blessed — or cursed, I suppose, depending on your point of view — to have my first “real” programming job in the medical field. I wrote software which managed the processing of human tissue (knees, fascia lata, femurs, etc.) for implantation into human patients. I was very young and very stupid at the […]

WordPress Wednesday: Thesis Theme Tag Text June 17th, 2009 @ 6:45 am PDT

Today I’m going to explain how to make your WordPress blog display a special note based on a tag associated with a post. This tip is uniquely written for users of Chris Pearson’s awesome Thesis Theme, but if you are crafty enough with WordPress, you’ll be able to use it regardless of the theme you’re […]

What Have You Tried? January 27th, 2009 @ 9:54 am PST

Over at mattgemmell.com I just found an excellent article about software development and a must-read for any programmer, at any level: If you’re a developer and you’re about to ask another developer a technical question (on a forum, via email, on a chat channel, or in person), you’d better be ready to answer the question […]

Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the WiiRemote March 26th, 2008 @ 1:12 pm PDT

Totally awesome: Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the WiiRemote

Slicing Code with a Rusty Razor Blade March 25th, 2008 @ 9:55 am PDT

A year or two ago I was returning to my office from lunch with some co-workers. I spotted an old, rusty, razor blade on the sidewalk. “You don’t see that every day,” I said. In retrospect I was probably wrong. Everyone likely sees dozens of rusty razor blades on sidewalks and in gutters every day. […]

Computer Programming August 24th, 2007 @ 5:17 pm PDT

Found: One brilliant article about being a programmer Source: MeFi

I Always Said ColdFusion Sucked June 27th, 2007 @ 7:04 am PDT

I was glad to see ColdFusion make it on this list of the top 10 dead (or dying) computer skills. It’s a ridiculous “language” that I never bothered to learn and used to tell people was craptastic and worthless when it was brand new and everybody and their mother was looking for people that knew […]