Author Archives: Jason

3 Ways to Improve Existing Software

October 10, 2007 – 10:29 pm

There appear to be plenty of articles about the best ways to start new software development projects. Everything from choosing a language, framework, revision control system, or design pattern has been covered in lucid detail hundreds of times over.
But what about those of us who find ourselves starting with existing software? I spend [...]

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CPAN Nuggets: Debugging Tools

October 8, 2007 – 10:16 pm

Just thought I’d take a moment to share a couple of CPAN modules I love using for development and debugging my Perl web applications. They are not restricted to web application development, so give them a try!
DBIx::Profile
This module is a godsend when trying to figure out what is going on in DBI land. [...]

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Design Changes

October 5, 2007 – 10:03 pm

Truth is I’ll probably always be playing around with the styles on here.  I just wasn’t satisfied with the original design I came up with — I wanted something simpler that put as much focus on the content as possible.  It doesn’t have a lot of color and I moved all of the sidebar content [...]

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Andy Lester @ Grand Rapids Perl Mongers

September 20, 2007 – 10:42 pm

Andy Lester will be making the trip up from Chicago this month for our Grand Rapids Perl Mongers meeting. He will be presenting, “Things you may not know about Perl”, so join us if you can.
Note the time is different than usual: it is going to be Friday evening from 5:30 - 6:30. [...]

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Noteworthy link: High Scalability

September 20, 2007 – 10:07 pm

High Scalability website
If you’ve ever been curious about what lies beneath the biggest sites on the web you owe it to yourself to check out the Real Life Architectures section. I was surprised how many of them listed PHP in their technology stack.

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