When developing applications that made use of a database, one of the key features in my designs has been to create an intermediary class that handled the nuts and bolts of the data handling and presented the app code with a consistent interface regardless of how the data […]
My first post on this topic was a brief discussion on the data model I was planning on using for my own home built Content Management System. Now I need to be able to build a site to not only populate the data but to also display it […]
One of the big drivers of the Internet over the years has been the availability of software to make the publishing of content easy for everyone. The more popular of these products are often referred to as Content Management Systems (CMS). They provide functionality beyond basic page creation […]
As part of my current project work, I’ve had an opportunity to look into developing a data access layer using the Entity Framework. My previous experience with similar technologies was converting XSDs to classes for clean serialising of data to XML so I was curious to see how […]
From the moment businesses could see websites being more than hobbyist curiosities and started their own, there developed a need for administrating the massive amounts of information that these sites could possess. Not everyone was a web developer either so the simpler this could be made the better. […]
There’s a great article on Kotaku by Dyad (PS3) developer Shawn McGrath about his experience and admiration for the Doom 3 codebase which was just made publicly available. It’s quite cool to read of game developers having such public admiration for the quality of a peers work at […]
Part of my work can sometimes involve building websites. For my current employer there is a big push for all sites to meet the accessibility guidelines set out in WCAG 2.0. This is going to become standard across all government sites in the country. It is a noble […]
In the beginning, God (or Microsoft, you pick) created Active Server Pages or ASP. It allowed the server to dynamically generate web pages through the use of files containing a combination of VBScript and HTML. At the time it was clever approach that allowed for a lot of […]
The story of one person’s attempts to make their Rampage Arcade1Up cabinet do more.
A look back at some of the games we've played on Xbox One over the years.
Our own tips and experiences while trying to make a living out in the black.
The Late Night Session 