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  1. HedgeClipper [part 2]!

    Hey guys, I hope everyone has had a great start to the new year.

    If you're just joining us, we're making hedgeclipper: a user log-in system. Last time, we outlined the basics of how hedgeclipper will work, and wrote a controller function for the whole thing. This time, we're going to focus on checking if the user is logged in or not. Before we start demanding a username and password, we're going to check if our user already logged in on a previous page visit. Have a look:
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  2. A Really Big PHP Tutorial [...part 1]

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    Who Is This For?

    I'm going to make some assumptions about you, as a programmer:
    • You're probably not an expert with PHP, but you know at least "the basics."
      If you're a copy+paste PHP coder, that's okay, but hopefully you won't be once we're done.
    • You have some patience. Yes, you want to see results; but you can trust that they're coming.
    • You're "okay" with doing things you've never tried before.

    There are some things I would like you to know ...

    Updated 01-13-2013 at 11:30 PM by traq (added 'expiry' config option)

    Categories
    PHP coding , Web Design issues
  3. Heaps o' Fun

    yes, I'm still doing the tutorial. : )

    Did you know ...?

    PHP Code:
    <?php

    class alphaHeap extends SplHeap{
        public function 
    compare$a,$b ){
            return 
    strcmp$b,$a );
        }
    }

    $alpha = new alphaHeap;

    # IN put:
    $alpha->insert'cat' );       // C
    $alpha->insert'dog' );       // D
    $alpha->insert'boy' );       // B
    $alpha->insert'elephant' );  // E
    ...

    Updated 12-23-2012 at 08:09 PM by traq

    Categories
    PHP coding , Off beat topics
  4. Not My Type... : )

    Yes, the tutorial is still coming. It's big. It's in progress.

    I read this recently and was intrigued. Don't know if anyone else would care or not ...

    The author, nikic, does a great job summarizing the difficulties and potential benefits of type hinting, as well as giving a good explanation as to why PHP's implementation is incomplete. Personally, I look forward to being able to type-hint any type. It could save me a lot of code validating args, and I could ...

    Updated 12-01-2012 at 03:48 AM by traq

    Categories
    PHP coding , Off beat topics
  5. Before You Start: the basics, for PHP in particular and for programming in general

    I wanted to take a few moments to talk about some of "the basics" that are all-to-often glossed over...

    A Matter of Style

    In general, I find that most PHP programmers fall into one of three main programming styles:
    • procedural: a simple ordered set of instructions, nested if's/ else's, etc.
    • functional: functions are little code containers that you can call on when needed. You [usually] give them arguments, they [usually] return values to you.
    • object-oriented:
    ...

    Updated 12-17-2012 at 02:49 AM by traq

    Categories
    PHP coding
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