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Beautiful Architecture

By Paul June 21, 2023Book ReviewsNo Comments

This review was originally printed in the September 2009 edition of the UKUUG newsletter, which is now defunct. Title: Beautiful ArchitectureAuthors: Diomidis Spinellis, Georgios GousiosISBN: 9780596554392 Another release in the…

Automating System Administration with Perl

By Paul June 7, 2023Book Reviews, PerlNo Comments

This review was originally printed in the September 2009 edition of the UKUUG newsletter, which is now defunct. Title: Automating System Administration with Perl (2nd edition)Authors: David N. Blank-EdelmanISBN: 9780596006396…

Apache Cookbook

By Paul May 24, 2023Apache, Book ReviewsNo Comments

This was originally printed in the March 2008 edition of the UKUUG newsletter, which is now defunct. Title: Apache Cookbook (2nd edition)Authors: Rich Bowen, Ken CoarISBN: 9780596529949 As someone responsible…

Agile Web Development with Rails

By Paul May 10, 2023Book ReviewsNo Comments

This was originally printed in the September 2011 edition of the UKUUG newsletter, which is now defunct. Title: Agile Web Development with Rails (4th edition – later editions are available)Authors:…

21st Century C

By Paul April 26, 2023Book ReviewsNo Comments

This was originally printed in the March 2013 edition of the UKUUG newsletter, which is now defunct. Title: 21st Century C (1st edition - a 2nd edition is available)Author: Ben…

Skeleton Slim 4 application

By Paul March 15, 2023SlimNo Comments

I've been using the Slim Framework a lot recently, both in existing clients and for bootstrapping simple web applications. For new projects I've chosen it over the likes of Laravel…

PHP developer mentoring

By Paul March 1, 2023BusinessNo Comments

I've recently launched a new service, PHP Developer Mentoring, for organisations with junior and mid level developers who would like to build up their skills with mentoring from a senior…

Preventing contact form spam

By Paul February 15, 2023GeneralNo Comments

If you have a contact form on your website, you've probably been the recipient of spam or junk messages. Unfortunately these forms are easy to abuse, and there are automated…

2022 review of the year

By Paul December 21, 2022Annual Review, BusinessNo Comments

2022 was another good year business-wise. My turnover continued to increase, I worked with a number of new clients, and I'm was fully booked 4-8 weeks in advance for most…

Pick a Date

By Paul December 7, 2022GeneralNo Comments

I regularly organise events for groups, and doing so usually involves selecting a date which works for as many people as possible. In the past I've used services such as…