I’ve been re-reading the Wikipedia page on Connascence. It references the famous talk by Jim Weirich in its references.
Category Archives: Programming
Abstraction inversion
I was reading about Abstraction inversion on Wikipedia which mentioned the anti-pattern of “using spreadsheet lookup functions to replicate the functionality of a database”.
The danger of target=_blank and opener
Today I read The danger of target=_blank and opener which has some good pointers about how to open links in a new window, e.g. <a href="https://an.evil.site" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">An evil site</a>
MariaDB Sequences
Today I discovered sequences in MariaDB. Gonna take them for a spin!
The unrealized potential of federation
Today I read The unrealized potential of federation.
System Design Template
Today I bumped into My System Design Template which I thought was pretty neat.
Moment.js in maintenance mode
Today I read that Moment.js is now in maintenance mode…
Javascript Generators, Meet XPath
Today I read Javascript Generators, Meet XPath which was awesome.
How to generate an SSL private key for use with MySQL/MariaDB and PDO
To generate an SSL private key for use with MySQL/MariaDB and PDO:
openssl genrsa -out client-key.pem 4096
NetBeans red line
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:
