One of the nice things about PHP is how extremely quick it is to hack together a script that will save your day. Today, I needed to throw together a script for converting some images stored as BLOBs in an old MySQL database of mine, to JPEG files stored on the file system (obviously, I [...]
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MySQL BLOB to File in 20+ Lines of PHP Code
Posted by Trond on March 9, 2010
http://www.topicobserver.com/blog/web-development/2010/mysql-blob-to-file-in-20-lines-of-php-code/
Readable Code: In the Eye of the Beholder?
In his most recent blog posting – In the Eye of the Beholder (ah, reminds me of EoB II), JavaScripter James Padolsey (if you do some JavaScripting / jQuery, follow his blog) argues that the readability of anything is entirely dependent on who’s doing the reading. He also states that readability depends on how proficient [...]
Posted by Trond on February 20, 2010
http://www.topicobserver.com/blog/web-development/2010/readable-code-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/
Open to Web Development Opportunities in the US
Shoot me an e-mail at trondpet[curly-thingy]hotmail.com if you’re a US based employer in need of a sr. web developer with a proven track record. I’m a US citizen with no need of sponsorship. My strengths are web development and -programming — from architecture and back-end programming to front-end coding. Below is a list of some of [...]
Posted by Trond on January 25, 2010
http://www.topicobserver.com/blog/web-development/2010/open-for-web-development-opportunities-in-the-us/
Web Application Development with Ontopia – 2. Creating the Database
Intro This blog post is part of a series on Web Application Development with Ontopia. Part 1: Installation & Requirements Part 2: Creating the Database Part 3: Creating the JSPs In part 1, we looked at how to set up Ontopia. We also described the application that we intend to build (a blog) and what [...]
Posted by Trond on December 4, 2009
http://www.topicobserver.com/blog/semantic-web/tm/2009/web-application-development-with-ontopia-part-2/
Web Application Development with Ontopia – 1. Installation & Requirements
Introduction Ontopia is an Open Source application that lets you create, manipulate and navigate information represented in topic maps. It’s also a toolbox for building all sorts of applications. Among the advantages of topic maps driven applications are enhanced navigation and search capabilities. Ever since Ontopia went Open Source earlier this year, I’ve wanted to [...]
Posted by Trond on November 21, 2009
http://www.topicobserver.com/blog/semantic-web/tm/2009/web-application-development-with-ontopia-part-1-installation-requirements/