Exploring browser-supported Unicode characters and a tweet shortening experiment
A developer explores using Unicode ligatures to shorten tweets, creating a script called 'ligatweet' and analyzing browser support for special characters.
A developer explores using Unicode ligatures to shorten tweets, creating a script called 'ligatweet' and analyzing browser support for special characters.
A beginner's guide to writing basic tests for Django applications, covering view responses and form handling.
Introducing consul.js, a JavaScript logging abstraction that wraps console functions for easier debugging and cross-browser compatibility.
Explains Django's migration strategy from Python 2 to Python 3, detailing version support deprecation and future compatibility plans.
Explains the removal of the Meta.using option in Django's multiple database support and the search for a better, more reusable API.
A guide to configuring Mercurial to hide inactive branches by default using a custom alias in the .hgrc file.
Explains how to handle multiple submit buttons in an ASP.NET MVC form using an ActionNameSelectorAttribute, without requiring JavaScript.
A review of the book 'Zend Framework 1.8 Web Application Development,' covering its MVC focus, application design, and testing practices.
A guide to installing Microsoft Security Essentials on Windows Server 2008, with warnings about unsupported methods and potential risks.
Oracle's future OBIEE 11g will shift from OC4J/OAS to WebLogic Server as its primary application server.
A final review of the 'Python Essential Reference' book, highlighting its in-depth coverage of concurrency and network programming.
Discusses the state of the OBIEE (Oracle Business Intelligence) community forum, moderation ideas, and hopes for the upcoming OBIEE 11g release.
A guide on migrating an existing ASP.NET application to the Windows Azure cloud platform, including demo code and deployment steps.
A guide on how to file effective bug reports and feature requests for open-source software projects, using Django as an example.
Explains how to use the PLY parser generator with a custom, hand-written lexer instead of PLY's built-in lexer.
A 2009 benchmark comparing CPython, Unladen Swallow, and PyPy performance on a Mandelbulb application, analyzing JIT patch results.
A software developer contrasts the theoretical CS concepts learned in college with practical skills gained through professional and open-source work.
Highlights from Microsoft PDC 2009 Day 2 keynote, covering Silverlight 4 Beta, IE9 previews, and WCF RIA Services.
A developer details two performance optimizations for Unladen Swallow, a Python implementation, focusing on argument parsing and JIT compilation.
Announcing a Django library for generating histogram reports in the admin interface, grouped by date fields.