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Archive for April, 2009
Continuous PHP Profiling
Donald Knuth, the demi-god of computer science, famously once said “We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil.” Though often quoted it is easy to misunderstand what Knuth was saying – its not that you should ignore performance until the project is complete, tacking on an “optimize code” task at the end, rather it’s that your design should not be complicated by performance considerations from the start.
[Read More]Our Favorite WordPress Plugins
With all of the WordPress deployments we have developed for our various clients, we’ve seen a recurring trend with the plug-ins we tend to use. While we do develop our own custom plug-ins at times, we also rely heavily on the global WordPress community and the free offerings from several talented developers. Below are some of the WP plug-ins we’ve not been able to live without.
[Read More]99% Perspiration
Last week I had the good fortune of attending the 99%Conference, hosted by Behance and Cool Hunting. The name comes from Thomas Edison’s saying, “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration” – very appropriate for a conference focused on execution rather than ideas.
Shopping real-time
Mesmerizing. Watching real-time Internet purchases at Zappos. Have Docksiders made a comeback?
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