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Getting a clearer picture of http response time breakdown via CLI
I came across this handy python script https://github.com/reorx/httpstat that provides a http response breakdown in text. This saves you having to open up a browser and look at a visual network response waterfall.
Read moreThe agile software development lifecycle responsibility
The eXtreme Programming (XP) methodology places emphasis on a number of core principles for agile software development. These include (and are not limited to) the planning game, short and frequent iterations, testing, frequent refactoring, continuous integration, ownership and standards.
Read moreImproving performance – A full stack problem
Improving the performance of a web system involves knowledge of how the entire technology stack operates and interacts. There are many simple and common tips that can provide immediate improvements for a website.
Read moreHiTCHO Top tech tips
I recent visit with old Brisbane friend HiTCHO which I met at the Brisbane MySQL Users Group in 2005, has lead to this cool list of some hardware and software technologies he used that I am now considering or have already implemented or purchased.
Read moreYour Code, Your Community, Your Cloud… Project Kenai
Following the opening keynote announcement about Kenai I ventured into a talk on Project Kenai . With today’s economy, the drive is towards efficiency is certainly a key consideration, it was quoted that dedicated hosting servers only run at 30% efficiency.
Read moreEverybody is talking About Clouds
From the opening keynote at CommunityOne East we begin with Everybody is talking About Clouds. It’s difficult to get a good definition, the opening cloud definition today was Software/Platform/Storage/Database/Infrastructure as a service.
Read moreCommunityOne East – An open developer conference
With an opening video from thru-you.com – an individual taking random you-tube video and producing video mashup’s, the CommunityOne East conference in New York, NY beings. The opening introduction was by Chief Sustainability Officer Dave Douglas.
Read moreSome Drupal observations
I had the opportunity to review a client’s production Drupal installation recently. This is a new site and traffic is just starting to pick up. Drupal is a popular LAMP stack open source CMS system using the MySQL Database.
Read moreJavascript Helpers
Combined with my old favorites of Dynamic Drive , DHTML Goodies and Brain Jar , I’ve added the following to my list of Javascript sources. Mochikit JQuery
Read moreImproving your web site compatibility with browsers
Every website page content uses two basic elements, HyperText Markup Language (HTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) . Each of these has various standards, HTML has versions such as 3.2, 4.
Read moreBrand identity with undesirable domain names
Choosing a domain name for your brand identity is the start. Protecting your domain name by registering for example .net, .org, and the many more extensions is one step in brand identity.
Read moreTo www or not www
Domain names historically have been www.example.com , written also with the protocol prefix http://www.example.com , but in reality www. is optional, only example.com is actually needed. www. is technically a sub-domain and sub-domains incur a small penalty in search engine optimization.
Read morePatience and Passion at Web 2.0 NY
Gary Vaynerchuk spoke next at Web 2.0 NY on Building Personal Brand Within the Social Media Landscape . He was hilarious. His video presentation is available online , to share with others.
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