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DomCode 2016 Conference Report
Last Friday I attended the DomCode conference in Utrecht. This is a very friendly, inclusive, welcoming conference.
Matthias Noback
7 november 2016
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When to write tests?
In previous articles we answered some important questions already: why would you write tests in the first place? And, will it make you faster or slower?
Matthias Noback
1 september 2016
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Does writing tests make you go faster or slower?
In this article we’ll discuss costs and benefits of writing tests.
Matthias Noback
26 augustus 2016
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Why write tests?
If you’re a programmer it’s your inherent responsibility to prove that the production software you deliver:
Matthias Noback
19 augustus 2016
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NCrafts Conference report
Last week I’ve been attending, and speaking at, the NCrafts conference in Paris.
Matthias Noback
13 mei 2016
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Back to the Future: JavaScript Best Practices
A while ago, somebody asked me for some reading material on JavaScript best practices. This was the moment I realized that Douglas Crockford’s JavaScript: The Good Parts is actually outdated.
Scato Eggen
20 april 2016
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Drupal 8: display user login in admin theme
Do you want your websites users to log in? For certain types you would, but often there is no need. The Ibuildings website does not allow you to register an account and log in. Why would it?
Boy Baukema
15 april 2016
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Working with entities in Drupal 7
Developers love object-oriented code. But how can this be achieved with Drupal 7 entities?
Eric Pinxteren
14 april 2016
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Drupal Security Lessons: XSS in field_display_label
In this post I’d like to pick an older vulnerability. One I’ve used in presentations to demonstrate how hard it can be to properly apply HTML encoding for Drupal.
Boy Baukema
11 maart 2016
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JavaScript - Part 3: Comparing Node to PHP
JavaScript is taking the world by storm, making technologies like PHP obsolete… This is of course not true.
Scato Eggen
29 februari 2016
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JavaScript, the Universe & Everything - Part 2: JS in a PHP World
In the first part of JavaScript, the Universe and Everything, I tried to explain what JavaScript really is. In this second part, we’ll take a look at the things that are important for PHP developers that are trying to get a grip on JavaScript.
Scato Eggen
29 februari 2016
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JavaScript, the Universe & Everything Part 1: What is JavaScript?
If you want to know what JavaScript really is, you have to look beyond just the language.
Scato Eggen
26 februari 2016
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Programming guidelines - Part 4: Messages
In the previous parts of this series we looked at how to get rid of complexity at the level of algorithms.
Matthias Noback
15 februari 2016
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Programming guidelines - Part 3: The life and death of objects
In this article we’ll zoom out a bit and look at how to properly organize the lifecycle of our objects, from creating them to changing them, letting them pass away and bringing them back from the dead.
Matthias Noback
1 februari 2016