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The Pocket Guide to Sexism in Tech

Today I had somebody explain to me that they just didn't believe there was a problem with sexism in tech. They flat out said it is not a thing. I explained things I have seen and heard with my own eyes and ears in various jobs and events

RESTful API Deletions, Restorations and Revisions

Two weeks ago I posted RESTful URLs: Actions Need Not Apply which was all about how the only action/verb to appear in the HTTP Request should be the HTTP Method itself (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, HEAD, etc). This was figured out as myself and others were working on complex

Heroku and PHP Sitting in a Tree. K.I.S.S.I.N.G

Heroku was - as far as I remember - the first (mainstream) PaaS on the market. It was Ruby-only but it was that symbol of modern web development at the time, with the whole "slinging code", "getting shit done", make a Git repo and start shipping

The Tale of Tom, Dick and Harry

This article describes three fictional characters as they all learn how various tools and methodologies work in the world of technology, internets and programming. Tom Tom works with some massive clients these days and has been in the industry for 10+ years, seeing various tools, frameworks and methodologies come and

Made in Production

Late last summer I was riding my bike around the mountains of New Jersey. I'm not sure if it was exhaustion, the heat or the fact that I had run out of podcasts to listen to but I had an idea: I should get into the t-shirt sale

PHP-FIG: Autoloaders, Amendments and The "15th Standard"

I've managed to get myself involved in a lot of projects in and around the PHP community because I like to offer my advice, experience and time to trying to make things better. Recently, I've been putting in lots of time for bits around the PHP-FIG.

The "Framework" is Dead, Long live the Framework

There have been a few posts over the last few months saying that the age of the framework is dead, and that Composer is the true savior, and other similar messages. This is half-true, but lots of people have been using the word "framework" differently over the years