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Wrapping Items Every X Iterations in PHP (without using counters or the modulus operator)
Recently whilst working on the reskin of a mammoth web application written in PHP, I encountered a scenario where I needed to wrap elements …
Dear Misinformed: Please Stop Trying To Replace MySQL With NoSQL For Everything
Since NoSQL databases like MongoDB hit the mainstream scene a few years ago, it's not uncommon to come across numerous Stackoverflow and …
The Real Reason Tony Abbott & George Brandis Want To Capture Log Metadata
I'll give you a hint: it is not to catch terrorists or prevent terrorist organisations communicating and plotting terrorist acts in …
Node.js + MongoDB = The Internet of Things (IoT)
Move over web 2.0, AJAX, flat design and NoSQL, there is a new buzzword in town that goes by the name of The Internet of Things or as it is …
The Australian Start-up Scene: Begging For Holes In The Plastic
The thick plastic sheet currently encasing most Australian start-ups is begging to be pricked with a venture capitalists fork. It's not …
Foundation v5 DateTimePicker
If you are a user of the versatile Zurb Foundation CSS framework, then you would probably have noticed it is missing one crucial component: …
What SQL Has Taught Me: Just Use An ORM
An article by Geoff Wozniak titled What ORM's have taught me: just learn SQL was doing the rounds of Hacker News today and raises some …
Is The Ebola Outbreak Merely An Outbreak or Biological Warfare?
Unless you've been living under a rock on Mars with your fingers in your ears, then you have heard about the latest health scare to hit the …