Archive for September, 2009

XML Is Like Violence…

…if it hasn’t solved your problem yet, you’re not using enough. Curiously, I always thought of that little quip as a subtle indictment of the problems with XML, but it seems to almost be a rallying cry for proponents of the standard (I refuse to recognize XML as a “language”).  And when I say [...]

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Javascript Abuse #2,463,981: Centering Content

Another quick rant/post about the wonderful world of abusing javascript. Consider the following code:

function moveScreen() {
var myWidth = 0,
myHeight = 0;
if (typeof(window.innerWidth) == ‘number’) {
//Non-IE
myWidth = [...]

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Programming Nuances, PHP and JavaScript

Two little snippets, some simple things that seem to be forgotten when writing code.  First, a general example using PHP; have you ever found yourself writing a loop that looks something like this?

$i = 0;
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result) {
// …
// maybe something about $i % 2 to determine even-from-odd rows
++$i;
}

If so, remember this: you are [...]

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Nerdisms: Destroying America

Hey there kids! Put your walk-mans down and listen up! Let’s “rap” for a second about nerds. Nerds, the social stragglers that make your stuff go just so you won’t beat them. Nerds, the… Actually, I’m sick of this already. I was browsing Graphjam today, and I ran across this:
I, [...]

Monday, September 14th, 2009