There is a feature of NetBeans where it puts a red line as the right margin in the code editor. By default this margin is at 80 characters but I prefer it at 99 characters. To change the setting in NetBeans see Tools -> Options -> Editor -> Formatting -> All Languages -> Tabs And Indents -> Right Margin. For example:
I read Everything you need (and don’t need) to know about PHP’s type system, it was interesting. My favourite quote was at the end:
“I believe php’s type system is incredibly rich and carries many innovative and legacy features and they all make much sense when you look at the history of the language development.”
Today I learned about the “Lobotomized Owl” CSS selector over on Axiomatic CSS and Lobotomized Owls.
Today I read Things I Wish I’d Known About CSS. Good read about how some fundamental CSS things work.
Today I read Ten modern layouts in one line of CSS about advanced contemporary CSS features.
I might be a little behind the times here but I learned about Lighthouse today. It’s from Google, which is regrettable, but I might check it out some time.
I came across these Programming Quotes over on cat-v.org today. Their Bumper-Sticker Computer Science is also good.
My favourite was “You can’t trust code that you did not totally create yourself.” — Ken Thompson
Today I read The End of OS X. I particularly liked the bit about the Unix philosophy:
Today reading about MySQL Table Locking Issues. Of particular interest were the HIGH_PRIORITY and SQL_BUFFER_RESULT SELECT Statement options.
Today I had cause to read about Operator Precedence in PHP. I think I will consider availing myself of the ‘and’ and ‘or’ keywords in future, I haven’t used them myself, although I have seen them before.