Introducing PRAjax, a home-brew PHP Ajax framework that simplifies asynchronous communication between server-side PHP and client-side JavaScript.
A developer's first blog post about creating custom blog software using PHP and a personal framework, with plans for future features.
Google launches a new open source project hosting service built on Subversion, targeting smaller projects and competing with platforms like SourceForge.
A technical guide on resolving a Nessus3 installation dependency conflict on Ubuntu by creating symbolic links for libssl libraries.
A web developer's guide to enabling and using script debuggers for JavaScript in Internet Explorer, comparing it to Firefox's Venkman.
A technical guide on accessing and using Apple's trailer data files for scripting with PHP, Perl, or JavaScript via Rhino.
A developer's log of contributions to open source projects, including translations, GUI tools, and documentation for various IT systems.
A guide to enabling and using the built-in debugger for the JavaScript GUI framework in Hippo CMS 6.
A technical guide on creating configurable Java objects in Apache Cocoon using Flowscript, avoiding hardcoded class names.
A developer's personal recap and key takeaways from attending ApacheCon Europe 2006, covering sessions on AJAX, MyFaces, high availability, and REST.
A developer shares excitement about attending ApacheCon Europe 2006, highlighting sessions on Ajax, Apache MyFaces, and Cocoon.
Tips for improving the performance of web applications built with the Apache Cocoon framework.
Discusses challenges of using XHTML with Cocoon, focusing on browser rendering issues, empty element problems, and mime-type requirements.
The early development history of the online game SubSpace, from its 1995 inception to its troubled 1998 retail release.
A developer simplifies a Kerberos config parser into a single C file for e2fsck, discussing the need for small, efficient code vs. bloatware.
A technical guide explaining the PCAP file format for logging network packets, including header structures and packet data layout.
A developer discovers a surprising Y2K-related bug in Solaris 9's strptime function, causing incorrect year parsing years after the Y2K scare.
A satirical look at the ideological debates within Debian and the FSF over kernel firmware licensing, framed as a Monty Python skit.
A comparison of the Ottawa Linux Symposium (OLS) and Usenix conferences, focusing on paper quality, attendee energy, and relevance to Linux/OSS development.
