Today’s insanity comes from PHP’s brain dead implementation of object orientation. PHP has the concept of static functions. This is certainly good, because it means you don’t always have to instantiate an object to get access to a function. However, there is also the bad. PHP allows you to call a function statically that isn’t [...]

Here’s an incredible story about how the Apple Graphing Calculator came about. Interesting points to take away from it: A lot can be accomplished when process is removed from the picture.  While some is needed, the less the better.  In fact, I would even use this to qualify what makes a good manager: they keep [...]

The Geek Vine   noun: The part of the internet that geeks inhabit, particularly those who hold programming jobs, actively participate in coding projects, or maintain blogs.  An efficient mechanism for passing information that usually is only of interest to, or is likely only to be understood by, others who inhabit the geek vine. This is [...]