proftpd and Slow Transfer Rates
If you’re using gproftpd as the front-end to proftpd and you’re finding that your upload/download speeds are intolerably slow, you may have over-looked the fact that gproftpd defaults all transfer speed values to 40, aka 40 KB/s. This is very, very slow.
To resolve this open up the proftpd config file and change the TransferRate values […]
Dave Astels on Test-Driven Development (TDD)
Apparently “The state of Test Driven Development” by Dave Astels is currently generating bug buzz on the web, and rightly so, it’s an excellent article on one way to approach test-driven development. I particularly like this paragraph:
It’s about figuring out what you are trying to do before you run off half-cocked to try to do […]
Words of Wisdom
One should not attempt to configure an FTP server under Linux after having drank too much. It’s just too bloody confusing.
An Afternoon with Alice Cooper
The guy who’s trading up from a red paperclip to a house has bartered a year of free rent in Phoenix for an afternoon hanging out with Alice Cooper. That’s pretty darned cool.
Wanted: Qt developer on contract
Do you know C++? Have you used the Qt framework to create apps? Are you a freelancer looking for a contract? If so, email me for more details - we’re looking for you.
No Email Today
Looks like my mail server is down today so until Korax gets it resolved I’ve got no personal email for the time being. I’m not ignoring you, I swear.
Working With PHPUnit
Some things about working with PHPUnit I’ve found that are not readily apparent from the documentation or simply make it easier to work with.
name your test class php file the same as the class name inside the file, ie: for class UserManagerTest name the file UserManagerTest.php
when printing out to screen, do include \n […]
PHPUnit
Yesterday I started using PHPUnit for the first time and over the past 24 it has sold me on its merits. Before this I just wrote my tests by hand but having a comprehensive framework makes life so much better.
That said, it was a bear to get installed and working with the project I’m currently […]
ProFont is Back
Faisal Jawdat has released an OS X-compatible version of ProFont, which is hands-down the best monospace font for developing in: ProFont for OS X.
In his words:
ProFont has been around forever. It is a monospace font similar to Monaco, but with a key difference that makes it useful for programmers (and people who like or […]
When Software Goes Bad
This should never happen:
Some pacemakers have stimulated hearts to beat at rates of 190 beats a
minute, prompting companies to provide software updates delivered to
the implanted devices using capacitive coupling. Unfortunately, other
pacemaker patients have had their devices inadvertently reprogrammed
when walking through metal detectors. In 2003, the pacemaker of a
woman in Japan was accidentally reprogrammed by her […]