I’m back
My site was recently down for a couple of days. And, it looks like I lost it all. I do have backups, but I decided this would be an ideal opportunity to make some changes.
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CodeIgniter 1.7.x, ‘Core’ 2.0, CodeIgniter Reactor, Bitbucket, Zips… It’s all rather messy
It was just a few months ago that the CodeIgniter community began to explode with a torrent of frustration that CodeIgniter simply wasn’t progressing as a framework. There were also a few prominent developers considering abandoning the framework in favour of more active alternatives.
My favourite summary of the whole situation came in the form of a very enlightened article by Michael Wales at the end of November. One of the main problems highlighted there was the way CodeIgniter was put on the back-burner by Ellislab.
Read More» | 0Mar
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CodeIgniter 2.0 In Progress – The Critical Changes, Implications, and What You Should Know
Well, it’s been a long time coming, but Ellislab have finally done it, they’ve officially let us know about CodeIgniter 2.0. This is a huge step forward and shows that Ellislab are dedicated to this, their only free product.
I get plenty of emails asking me if this version of CodeIgniter would be released, and it’s clear there’s been a huge buzz about this in the wider development community. So, I’m going to take you through the changes and explain what you need to know, and what this means for CodeIgniter as a framework moving forward.
Read More» | 13May
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Search Engine Optimization – The ‘Essential’ Tips
Most of the companies I’ve worked for have had someone in charge of ‘Search Engine Optimization’. The idea is to optimize your sites for search engines to help improve rankings for specific terms. But can it be done? And more importantly, how should it be done?
Read More» | 0Apr
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How To Have Successful Client Meetings or Interviews
Since I’m now freelancing full-time, I’ve had the opportunity to go meet some clients, but there are some important things I’ve learned about these meetings that every developer, designer, copyrighter, well… pretty much everybody should know. These tips also translate well to interviews; so if you’re job-hunting right now, bear these in mind.
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