This article introduces the very basics of writing stored procedures with PostgreSQL (aka Postgres), an open-source database system. It is intended for both Postgres newbies ...

PHP is simultaneously the most infuriating and joyful languages you’ve probably ever worked with. “infuriating” primarily because the function names are so inconsistant. Here’s...

Before I wrote my “Dear John” letter to PHP the other day, I had largely decided to move to Python as my primary tool. I had been on the fence for months about ch...

Author of the article has tried to focus on items that most people probably don’t yet own. Even the casual cook out there may lack a good number of these items. All of them are...

Programmers use a lot of tools throughout the day. Some of them are pretty obvious: a fast PC, wide monitor (or three), a robust IDE, and good coffee. Other items tend to get o...

I recently discussed mod_ext_filter , a loadable module used with Apache. It allows you to easily process your content through an external program before it’s passed ont...

(This article is Part 2 in a series about Apache’s loadable modules. The previous topic was mod_ext_filter ). As former Microsoft-ite who made the leap to OSS, one of...

Almost every experienced web developer who works with Apache is at least vaguely familar with mod_rewrite . It’s most frequently used to reformat ugly URLs containing ...

Last week, I wrote about my discontent with PHP and why I chose to give Python a shot at becoming my new tool of choice. Since then, Python and I have spent a lot of time t...

A case study One of the most interesting projects I’ve been involved with was developing and managing a site for an online automotive accessories retailer. At it’...

Back in the frontier days of the web, ”Webmaster” was a vaunted, almost mythical, title. The Webmaster was a techno-shaman versed the black arts needed to make words and images...