March 2010
9 posts
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Blog templates: a case study in using HTML5’s... →
Good article by Edward O’Connor on the use of the HTML5 tags <article>, <section>, <header>, <footer>, <nav>, and <aside> when marking up a blog template. It helped me clear up some of the confusion I had with the <section> element.
Mar 31st
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Creating an HTML5 Tumblr Theme
I’ve started converting my Tumblr theme to HTML5. I found a good example of a blog layout from Sitepoint (I know, right?). So far so good, but when I ran my site through an HTML5 validater I discovered that the IFRAME injected by Tumblr contains attributes that are not valid HTML5. Oh well, not much I can do about that.
Mar 31st
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Don't use Exception.Message
I tend to avoid using the Exception.Message property when reporting or logging exceptions and use Exception.ToString() method instead. The Exception.Message property only contains the exception message where the Exception.ToString() method contains all the good stuff like stack trace and inner exceptions. Anyone who’s ever felt the pain of production code where the developer only logged the...
Mar 30th
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Tumblr Theme Workflow
I’m looking for a way to work on a tumblr theme offline. Is there such a thing? I can’t stand pasting the custom code into the text box and clicking save every time. What’s your workflow for working on tumblr themes? How do you test updates without breaking your blog?
Mar 30th
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Creating a Store Locator with PHP, MySQL & Google... →
I’ve been doing some research on calculating and querying data based on “what’s near me” logic. This article from Google provides a good overview on getting started. Get ready to do some math!
Mar 30th
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Mar 30th
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“In VS 2010, we made a design decision to move the “X” from the right side of the...”
– Weston Hutchins – Program Manager, Visual Studio Shell Team
Mar 30th
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Mar 29th
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Retlang - Message based concurrency in .NET →
Retlang is a robust library for writing highly concurrent applications. The library borrows part of its name and design from Erlang. I can’t wait to give this library a try. I’m working on a concurrent application now and threading bugs are a real thorn in my side. Be sure to check out Lanwin for a good overview. Good bye UI thread marcheling and hello to FormFiber.
Mar 29th