Content tagged with "subtleties"
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Implementing a columnar grid system on Graceful Exits
Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 19:34Hierarchical grid comes next. And some proper design chops, maybe.
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Tonight we're gonna parse like it's 1997
Monday, February 23, 2009 - 21:26Opinions are like closing angle brackets: everyone's got one, but some stick out more than others, depending on your kerning -
For all your idiomatic English needs
Sunday, February 22, 2009 - 15:22If your copy, rewritten and redrafted with a broad audience in mind, no longer engages: scrap it, and write as if to a respected, friendly colleague. -
When whitespace isn't whitespace, but it is white [:space:]
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 20:45It might be whitespace, but it's not being entirely candid with you. -
Blogging about the password anti-pattern, finally
Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 21:45If you think I'm behind the times with this post then just give me your GMail username and password so I can tell all your contacts how tardy I am! -
Random ordering of query results in Django
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - 11:31Those who can, Google; those who can't, teach Google. -
I'm with Ignorant →
Friday, August 8, 2008 - 12:46Never ask someone how stupid they are; conversely, don't be surprised if they buy books explicitly meant for dummies. -
Drupal, licensing and the GPL
Monday, June 30, 2008 - 14:15If you're about to start programming under the GPL, and you want to read just one article about it, then: don't read this; read the Drupal licensing FAQ instead. -
Inconsistent syntax in SQL Server's sp_rename
Thursday, April 3, 2008 - 16:47Microsoft's developer-level APIs don't always work in precisely the way you'd expect them to, you know. -
Deserving of a serious LAMPing
Monday, March 31, 2008 - 11:09Reinventing primary keys, one horrifying integrity error at a time.
