This Week’s Link List (May 27, 2011)

Based on my reading list this week, you can infer that I was either very busy with other work or that I was goofing off more than I should have. Since my manager may be reading this, I’ll go with “very busy”. Highlights include Ben Waine winning the PHPAzure contest and MODX releasing v2.1 with support for the full Microsoft stack…

• Azure news..
  • Excellent video on developing apps with PHP and Java on the Azure Platform: https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2011/DBI305
  • If Azure pricing mystery to you, this may help demystify: https://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2011/05/24/now-available-new-windows-azure-platform-pricing-calculator.aspx

• Ben Waine was the winner of the PHP Azure contest…
  • The Register reports on his winning app: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/24/azure_php_contest_winner/
  • Ben provides of a summary of his winning app (although I think he wrote this before he knew he'd won): https://www.ben-waine.co.uk/blog/php-azure/php-azure-contest-wrap-up.php

• Framework news…
  • MODX 2.1 released this week with full support for the Microsoft stack: https://www.cmscritic.com/modx-releases-revolution-2-1-with-microsoft-sql-support/
  • Symfony Beta 2 is available: https://symfony.com/blog/symfony2-beta2-released
  • More detail on Symfony 2 Beta release (annotations): https://symfony.com/blog/symfony2-annotations-gets-better
  • Simple AJAX validation in the Kohana framework: https://shameerc.com/2011/05/simple-ajax-validation-for-kohana.html
  • Juozas Kaziukenas provides his perspective on PHP frameworks: https://blog.webspecies.co.uk/2011-05-23/the-new-era-of-php-frameworks.html

• Kindness and goodnesss…
  • Recap of the first HackForGood evening (the name should give you a clue): https://devzone.zend.com/article/15008-The-HackForGood-Evenings-San-FranciscoRandom Hacks of Kindness is coming up: https://www.port25.ca/2011/05/24/random-hacks-of-kindness-rhok/

• Miscellaneous
  • Top 7 programmers bad habits: https://www.makinggoodsoftware.com/2011/05/23/top-7-programmers-bad-habits/
  • Michelangelo van Dam reviews PHP Development In the Cloud: https://www.dragonbe.com/2011/05/cloud-computing-is-no-longer-buzz-word.html
  • Avoid breaking builds with PHP tools: https://css.dzone.com/news/php-tool-integration-phpsrc
  • Code formatting for the obsessive-compulsive: https://haacked.com/archive/2011/05/22/an-obsessive-compulsive-guide-to-source-code-formatting.aspx
  • How to bomb (and therefore not bomb) a technical talk: https://css.dzone.com/articles/how-bomb-technical-talk
  • An introduction to cookies and sessions in PHP: https://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/tracking-cookies-sessions/Leidago_Noabeb05242011.php3
  • Learning about dependency injection and PHP: https://ralphschindler.com/2011/05/18/learning-about-dependency-injection-and-php

• Just for fun…
  • If this is accurate, it's scary: https://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/112769/like-button-follows-users-wsj
  • "Embrace the suck": https://www.laurathomson.com/2011/05/all-systems-suck/
  • This makes me think of the 10000 hour rule (10000 hours of practice are required for mastery): https://spin.atomicobject.com/2011/05/17/the-deep-end-of-the-pool/
  • Aerial views of Endeavor's launch: https://live.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110521stalaunch/index.html
  • What if drivers were hired like programmers? https://blog.jitbit.com/2011/05/what-if-drivers-were-hired-like.html

Have a great (long, for US folks) weekend!

-Brian

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  August 07, 2012
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