Getting Started with Symfony2
In a follow up to my popular post on Symfony2, the open source PHP framework we use at …
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On Symfony2
Symfony2 is the latest brainchild of Fabien Potencier.
The perfect .vimrc vim config file
I have spent the last few years tweaking and refining my VIM configuration. This is the …
The most productive 20 minutes of my day
As part of my new years resolution to get in shape and spend less dough I decided that I’d be …
Software Development's Magic Triangle
There’s an old adage “Fast, Cheap, Good; Pick Two”. This situation is called a magic triangle. …
16 lessons from 16 years
16 lessons learned I learned from my first 16 years working in the technology industry.
Selling on OpenSky
As anyone who reads my blog or follows my tweets knows, I’ve been working for a new startup …
Watch what you say
I came across an article today titled “Help! My boss is on twitter“. Allow me to share a secret …
Ultimate Vim Config
I have spent the last few years tweaking and refining my VIM configuration until I had the …
Moving to WordPress
I’ve used Drupal to power my blog since I started it over 2 years ago. It has been a bitter …
The Golden Hammer
Every so often a “new” technology catches on. Right now it’s nosql databases. A couple years …
NoSQL Databases
Amazon, Digg, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter all started on sql databases (all but Amazon on …
Next Gen PHP Frameworks
With the release of PHP 5.3, PHP released the most significant capabilities in years. …
Finding the Right People
Since I began at Open Sky a few weeks ago I have been tasked with building out a great team. …
Transitions
I couldn’t be more excited to announce that I have accepted a position at The Open Sky Project. …
VIM Crash Course
Most developers know the basics of VIM, enough to edit a conf file, but most stay there, …
Unix Jobs Management
Every self respecting linux, mac os X or *nix user should have a solid handle on managing jobs …
Human readable du sorted by size
du is the *nix command for disk usage. It tells you how much space everything in the given …