Category Archives: Programming

Project Euler, Problem #1

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Alistair

The first problem within Project Euler isn’t meant to twist the brain in knots and is a gentle introduction to what is coming further down the road. The problem states: If we list all the natural numbers below 10 that … Continue reading →

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Project Euler, An Exercise In Exploration

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Alistair

Some time ago I stumbled onto a math based problem solving site for programmers named Project Euler. The Project Euler site describes itself as: Project Euler is a series of challenging mathematical/computer programming problems that will require more than just … Continue reading →

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Source Control Commit Visualisation

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Alistair

Software development relies on source control management software such as CVS, Subversion, SourceSafe, Bitkeeper, Mercurial, Git and the like to track and manage the changes in the source code over time. As a project progresses, developers come and go, contractors … Continue reading →

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.htaccess Inheritance Gotcha

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Alistair

I recently set up a subdomain within a CPanel hosting account and ran into a strange problem. After the subdomain was built, DNS propogated, FTP access and a database set up – I uploaded the latest version of the ever … Continue reading →

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ASP.NET Permanent (301) Redirect

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Alistair

Within ASP.NET, the System.Web.HttpResponse class providers a method to handle HTTP redirects, aptly named Redirect. The Redirect method has two overloads: Redirect (string) Redirect (string, bool) The former accepts a string representation of the URI that you’d like to redirect … Continue reading →

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Rapid Development Using Django

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Alistair

In February, Jesper Nøhr wrote about taking an idea from conception to profitable web site in 24 hours. The project involved building an advertising product for the indie crowd, so they could advertise their products throughout other web sites in … Continue reading →

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Change The Django Source Directory With A .pth File

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Alistair

John DeRosa recently wrote about using junctions (the Windows version of a symbolic link within Unix) to change the Django source directory. While that solution clearly works, I got the impression it seemed like a lot of hard work and … Continue reading →

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Installing Django On Windows

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Alistair

Ever needed to install Django in a Microsoft Windows environment, here is a quick start guide to make that happen: Read through the official Django installation documentation, it might just save you a world of hut down the road. Download … Continue reading →

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Extending Nintendo Wii

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Alistair

Johnny Lee, a human computer interaction student has released a series of videos demonstrating alternative uses for the Nintendo Wii gaming console. At this stage, Johnny has released videos showcasing: Minority Report style hand gestures to control your computer low … Continue reading →

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Django Northwind Coming Soon

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Alistair

Whenever someone in the Microsoft development world has needed to demonstrate virtually anything utilising a database, the Microsoft Northwind database has been used. The beauty of the Northwind database being so widely recognised and frequently reused, is that developers around … Continue reading →

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