Using empty() for Cleaner PHP Conditions

Learn how to simplify PHP conditionals by using the empty() function to check for falsy values. Discover best practices for combining multiple conditions in an if statement to improve readability and control flow in your PHP code.

Create your own Discord bot with Python

What is the best way to develop a Discord bot? You’ve always wondered about this, and we’re here to walk you through the process of creating your own Discord bot. You may make a Discord bot on any… Read More

What is the difference between GET and POST? {Developer Interview Questions}

Interview questions for developers are by nature “trick questions”. I say this because I have seen it too many times. On one hand, the question will be a complex narrative with multiple variables and things to consider, yet… Read More

Practice typing by typing a book

TypeLit.io is a fantastic idea. This site will let you improve your typing skills by typing actual books. No more typing about foxes and jumping. Typelit will let you choose from 1984, Alice in Wonderland and even the… Read More

Android: Why this photo is bricking some phones

BBC News is reporting: Dozens of Android phone owners are reporting on social media that a picture featuring a lake, a cloudy sunset and a green shoreline is crashing their handsets when used as wallpaper. How could such… Read More

How to quit VIM

A recent post on Reddit says: “2.1 million people visited the page ‘How do I exit the Vim editor?’ according to stack overflow survey” This is very understandable. Let me answer this. :Q! — exit without saving :Q… Read More

Out on a Limb – February 2019

tmux and Vim for PHP Programmers

This month’s issue of Php[architect] magazine features my article on using tmux and Vim as a developer. Take a look and for only $6 you can purchase the issue or subscribe starting at as low as $4.99! Check… Read More

Forget easy-to-use design. Choose something hard instead

VIM: Forget easy-to-use design. Choose something hard instead

This is a great article about the mentality that allows you to use VIM even when it is “hard” There is a computer program called Vim, based on software created in the 1970s. It is famously difficult. Computer… Read More

Mastodon social

Mastodon Is Better than Twitter: Elevator Pitch

Great article on why you should choose Mastodon (not the band even though they are great and I would choose them over Twitter any day)  Vs Twitter Mastodon is a newcomer social media platform that is a lot… Read More

Commonly used grep was written overnight, but why and how did it get its name? Professor Brian Kernighan explains.

Where GREP Came From

I use ‘grep’ on a daily basis and completely take for granted the code that is behind it. Here is the amazing explanation of what/how ‘grep’ is.