I originally started with the Thematic Theme Framework. As you can see their theme is extremely basic, so I am unable to count or list all the changes that I have done. I created my portfolio page and then overwrote most of their files. I did this because I wanted to have some kind of starting point, […]
ORM could be considered a mini framework, but I think of it as a helper class for PHP objects. What does ORM do? ORM allows you to easily communicate between PHP and a Database, particularly a MySQL database. It allows for rapid development and removes any confusion and error that may occur in PHP […]
Every time I want to write some Object Oriented code whether it be PHP or JavaScript I require a slight mental jump start to remember each language’s syntax, but hopefully with enough repetition I’ll start differentiating and remembering the syntax. I ran across a really nice article at phrogz.net Object Layout Private Variables and Methods […]
I was reading an article this morning about storage/encoding of data in DNA as well reading the data back (supplemental readings here). I am quite amazed at how early this research started, but at the same time I am afraid of the idea that we could be using our own bodies for storage of data. […]
Have you ever seen a site’s navigation follow you as you scrolled down the page, and update as you continue to scroll down? If you haven’t you can see a very simple example at the waypoint’s site or my outcome for my class project plan. You can also download the waypoints library there. Ever since I’ve seen so […]