A 2009 article questioning the activity and relevance of local Linux User Groups (LUGs) in the internet age, asking for reader experiences.
A tutorial on extending PHPExcel to save spreadsheets directly to Google Docs using a custom writer class and Zend Framework.
The new VISUG (Visual Studio User Group Belgium) website is now live, featuring an updated layout, RSS feed for events, and aggregated member blog content.
Announcing the release of daloRADIUS 0.9-8, a major update to the open-source RADIUS management platform with new features and bug fixes.
A technical guide on creating a reusable Django manager class to share methods between managers and QuerySets, reducing code repetition.
A tutorial on implementing form validation using the IDataErrorInfo interface in the ASP.NET MVC release candidate framework.
Announcing PHPLinq 0.4.0, a PHP library bringing .NET's LINQ query capabilities to arrays, XML, and databases.
The agenda for the Belgian TechDays 2009 conference has been published online, with details available on the event website and a related blog.
A developer updates the CarTrackr reference application to ASP.NET MVC 1.0 RC, detailing key changes like view type syntax and compile-time view validation.
A review of the 'Systems' chapter from Robert C. Martin's 'Clean Code', covering principles like DI, AOP, and incremental design.
A developer details optimizing a Django view to analyze chat log data, reducing execution time and database queries.
Microsoft releases ECMA-376/OpenXML implementation notes for Office 2007, aiding developers in understanding document handling and improving libraries like PHPExcel.
A review of 'Perl Testing: A Developer's Notebook,' highlighting its practical approach to unit testing in Perl.
A guide to automating website deployment using Fabric and Mercurial with BitBucket as an intermediate repository.
Discusses the continued relevance of the Data Access Object (DAO) pattern in modern software development, even when using OR Mappers like JPA.
A review of the book 'ASP.NET 3.5 Social Networking,' focusing on its practical lessons in building scalable, maintainable software using modern design patterns.
Django 1.1 introduces a new admin URL system using standard resolvers, allowing URL reversal and custom URL-providing objects.
A developer explains the reasons for open-sourcing his personal website built with Django, including community contribution and potential benefits.
A request for open-source backup solutions that use a database for tracking incremental backups, avoiding inefficient hard-link directory trees.
Explores a subtle bug in Java's Enum class when using getClass() on enums with methods, and provides a solution using getDeclaringClass().
