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Mathematics for the Digital Age and Programming in Python by Maria Litvin and Gary Litvin
Recent books:
- Statistical Inference via Data Science: A ModernDive into R and the Tidyverse by Chester Ismay and Albert Y. Kim
- The Nature of Code by Daniel Shiffman
- Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
- The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature by Matt Ridley
- How The Mind Works by Steven Pinker
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Category Archives: Programming
The Best Minds of My Generation Are Writing Code
Allen Ginsberg’s famous poem Howl begins: I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix, Angel-headed hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly … Continue reading
Posted in General, Programming, Writing
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YouTube Data API
Google has changed their YouTube Data API and broken my web pages; YouTube Favorites Back Up and YouTube Subscriptions Back Up. I did manage to rewrite the YouTube favorites back up. It actually backs up a playlist and it can … Continue reading
Posted in General, Programming, Web
Tagged Google, Google API Client Library, YouTube, YouTube Data API
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ASP.NET 1.1 Is Broken
Recently I came across the first instance I’ve seen of Microsoft dropping support for its legacy web application technology. ASP.NET 1.1 is now seriously broken. Officially, support for ASP.NET 1.1 ended on October 14, 2008. What I am talking about … Continue reading
Posted in ASP.NET, Programming, Web
Tagged ASP.NET 1.1, Authorize.Net, POODLE attack, SSL 3.0, Storefront 6.0, TLS, UPS
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My First GitHub Repository
I have begun to do my research on San Francisco which will be the next major city I visit. San Francisco is a particularly interesting city because it is close to Silicon Valley. A large number of technology companies are … Continue reading
I Am Studying NHibernate
I have not blogged about programming for a long time. That does not mean that I have not been improving my skills. I frequently come across something new and document it for my notes. For example, I recently discovered that … Continue reading
Posted in General, Programming
Tagged database, Microsoft .NET platform, NHibernate, object-relational mapping, SubSonic. SQL
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Offline Database On iPhone Using SQLite
I like to take my iTouch with me on my trips to New York City so I can listen to music during the long bus trip. I also copy my compiled HTML notes on New York City to my iTouch … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, Mobile, Programming, Web
Tagged databases, iPhone, iTouch, offline web applications, Safari, SQLite
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New Drupal Services
I have not been blogging enough about my business. I have been blogging about my travels just to let clients know when I am unavailable. At least that is my justification for blogging about my trips. Recently I have been … Continue reading
Posted in Drupal, General, PHP, Programming, Web
Tagged Drupal, mobile browsers, modules, NetBeans, SimpleTest, web forms
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How To Appear To Be A Sophisticated Programmer
During the economic apocalypse it will be increasingly important to stand out from all the other programmers applying for the few remaining jobs. It would certainly help if you appear to be the most sophisticated programmer. There are many ways … Continue reading
Posted in French, Programming
Tagged buffer overflow, French, programmer, sophisticate, tampon, Wikipedia
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Elgg 1.5 Widget – Amazon Wish List
Yesterday I upgraded my Amazon Wish List widget for Elgg 1.5. You can download it at http://community.elgg.org/pg/plugins/rsrobbins/read/230079/amazon-wish-list-widget Now that I’ve finally completed my work on the threaded comments for Elgg 1.2 it is time to move on to Elgg 1.5 … Continue reading
Elgg Threaded Blog Comments
I have finally finished my work on a threaded comment system for Elgg 1.2. You can download the plugin at http://community.elgg.org/pg/plugins/rsrobbins/read/228544/threaded-blog-comments This must completely replace the existing blog plugin because the change from an annotation comment to an ElggObject comment … Continue reading
Vista’s Virtual Store Bites Me In The Ass
I’ve been working on my blog comment threading modification of Elgg for the last few days. As I was copying my files to my iBook to test my instructions on how to implement the changes, I noticed something weird. When … Continue reading
6 Ways To Work With Dates In JavaScript
Yesterday I added another AJAX demonstration to my web site using the Reddit API. http://www.williamsportwebdeveloper.com/reddit.html The reddit API provides dates in the UTC number format which forced me to spend some time figuring out how to convert it into other … Continue reading
Elgg And Zen Cart
Pennsylvania still has not passed a budget so I continue to work on my web development skill set. Currently I plan to focus on Elgg and Zen Cart. Zen Cart is a new web application for me. I think it … Continue reading
Brothel Locator Web Service In COBOL
My last article on How To Create A JSON Web Service in ASP.NET did not attract much interest so it is time to step it up a notch. To make this article more interesting I’m going to create a new … Continue reading
Posted in ASP.NET, COBOL, Programming
Tagged .NET Framework, COBOL, Germany, web service, XML
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How To Create A JSON Web Service In ASP.NET
ASP.NET makes it easy to create web services but they usually return XML. Like many web developers I now prefer JSON. This article and sample code will show you how to get your web service to return data in the … Continue reading
Posted in ASP.NET, Databases, JavaScript, Programming, Web
Tagged ASP.NET, C#, jQuery, JSON, MySQL, web service
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Web Site Revamped
Tonight I revamped my web site. I have not updated my web site in a long time although I had a task on my To Do List to improve the wording. I have updated the content to reflect my current … Continue reading
Posted in ASP.NET, PHP, Programming, Web Design
Tagged ASP.NET, LaGarde, PHP, Storefront
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My Professional Development
I have not been putting as much time into my professional development as I used to but I still make incremental advances. ASP.NET technology has outpaced me since I managed to catch up with ASP.NET 2.0. I have not learned … Continue reading
Elgg 1.6 Threaded Blog Comments
Elgg 1.6 has been released and I’ve created a new version of my threaded comment system to work with the current version. You can download the latest plugin at http://community.elgg.org/pg/plugins/rsrobbins/read/242714/threaded-blog-comments-elgg-16. I made a few improvements while working on the new … Continue reading →