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bugZ 1.5

Minor release. The main page can now sort by projects. If you don’t want to see what my wife’s site has wrong with it, you don’t have to.

Also, more importantly (I think) the system now sends emails when status changes. The developer gets an email when a bug is inserted and the bug owner gets [...]

Paypal, you dummies!

I’ve been slowly pulling out my hair lately going over Paypal’s new (a year I guess) web payments Pro API.

I’ve scoured the ‘net, Googled and then Googled again. Went into experts Exchange, paypal Dev forums, I’ve seen more of the internet this past two weeks then I have in all my time in programming [...]

bugZ v1.0

I’ve been reading Joel on Software and was struck by one of the sections. Bug Databases. Joel explains the minimum you need for a bug database, and the absolute need for one.

I was sitting around the house this Christmas weekend and it occured to me,

"I really should have a bug database. "

So I set [...]

Dreamweaver 8 or CFEclipse

Tom and I have been talking the last few days about CFEclipse and Dreamweaver. It’s kinda nice that he finally gets to flex his brain muscle, out from under Argent. At any rate…

We’ve been taking about our likes and dislikes, thought I’d share. I would post a full review of DW 8, but I’ve got [...]

As if CF didn’t have enough publicity problems

I’ve long thought that Macromedia has been advertising ColdFusion to the wrong audience. If you’re reading the CFDJ, you know what CF is, but i dgress. I saw this on Ben Forta’s blog and it just amazes me.

8.I plan to develop Web services in:
a. Java (5 points) [...]

Joel on Software: The movie: The Review

I had a chance to watch Aardvark’d: Twelve weeks with Geeks this past saturday while my wife and I got ready for our Christmas party (the first party at our new house)

Getting a look into what it’s like working for some one as progressive and insightful as Joel Spolsky and Paul Graham (whom apparently makes [...]

Joel on Software: The Movie

Not necessarily Web Development, but development in general. Joel has some truly great insights into what makes a good development shop. What makes good software and what makes a good product.

And what’s neat! he made a movie about it. Well he didn’t. Boondoggle Films did. AArdvark’d looks like it’ll be a great little documentary. I’ll [...]

Flex in the News.

Strike another success in the Macromedia Flex feather. Alton Towers has implemented a Flex solution to handle their booking.

Hard to beat statements like this.
"designed to offer the user more immediate transitions between display pages, has led to a threefold increase in online hotel bookings…"

Way to Go Macromdia. Once Flex 2 is out, these types of [...]