2023 review of the year
2023 was a tough year, and my turnover fell considerably (down 25% on 2022, though that was a record year). On the plus side, I'm now spreading my income over…
DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide
This review was originally printed in the September 2010 edition of the UKUUG newsletter, which is now defunct. Title: DocBook 5: The Definitive GuideAuthors: Norman WalshISBN: 9780596805029 DocBook has been…
Advent of Code 2023 programming language decision
After giving some thought to my Advent of Code 2023 programming language options, I've made the decision to use Go again, as I did in 2022. I eliminated all the…
Advent of Code 2023 programming language options
Every year, I participate in (and financially support, though not enough for sponsorship) Advent of Code, a series of daily coding challenges from 1st December to 25th December. I'm intending…
Security support for PHP 8.0 ends in November 2023
Security support for PHP 8.0 ends in November 2023. If you're running a web application on 8.0, you need to update to 8.1 (supported until November 2024) or 8.2 (supported…
Developing Large Scale Web Applications
This review was originally printed in the June 2010 edition of the UKUUG newsletter, which is now defunct. Title: Developing Large Web ApplicationsAuthors: Kyle LoudonISBN: 9780596803025 This book claims to…
CakePHP Application Development
This review was originally printed in the September 2008 edition of the UKUUG newsletter, which is now defunct. Title: CakePHP Application DevelopmentAuthors: Ahsanul Bari, Anupom SyamISBN: 9781847193896 For those who…
Building Web Reputation Systems
This review was originally printed in the June 2010 edition of the UKUUG newsletter, which is now defunct. Title: Building Web Reputation SystemsAuthors: Bryce Glass, F. Randall FarmerISBN: 9780596159795 Building…
Building Web Applications with Erlang
This review was originally printed in the September 2012 edition of the UKUUG newsletter, which is now defunct. Title: Building Web Applications with ErlangAuthors: Zachary KessinISBN: 9781449320652 The first, and…
Why I don’t use hosting provider affiliate schemes
Every so often, a hosting company will contact me asking if I want to take part in their affiliate scheme. It's always sold as a win-win situation - they get…