Agile Web Development with Rails
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Freelancing Q&A sessions
Over the past few years, I've delivered Q&A sessions on what it is like to be a freelancer, at conferences and to groups of students at universities. These have always…
Security support for PHP 7 ends in November 2022
If you have an application or hosting solution which was set up several years ago, there’s a reasonable chance that you are still running PHP 7. Security support for 7.4,…
Disabling HTML form validation
If you've built a HTML form at any point in the last few years, you're probably aware that there is limited validation built-in to modern browsers. For example, you can…