Posted on February 17th, 2006 under Code, RallyClock.
This article will review how we came up with a new use for Jabber (Instant Message) technology to keep track of our time.
(Update: This is a precursor to our efforts in creating the RallyClock time-tracking system.)
Time entry is the inventory for any consulting firm. It is also one of the most painful administrative tasks. We’ve gone through spreadsheets to web-applications to pen & paper, and nothing seemed to quite work.
We use IM on a daily basis to interact with out clients, partners and consultants and thought it would be neat idea to make an IM-Bot (Instant Message Robot) that would record our time and respond to a few commands. Here’s how we did it.
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Posted on November 30th, 2004 under Code, Perl.
Details for the installation process for Interchange on Redhat with MySQL, includes a process for using threadless-Perl.
Update: The method has been used successfully on Redhat Fedora/EL3.
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Posted on October 5th, 2004 under Code, Opinion.
An interesting thread on using stored procedures over on Slashdot got me thinking about the importance of stored procedures.
The comments seem to be grouped into two schools of thought: 1) Create the logic in the application or 2) Create the logic in the database. I think it comes down to where the abstraction is needed.
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Posted on August 13th, 2004 under Code, Design.
Many designers are now opting for table-less designs and using clean markup and CSS for webpage design. However, when tables are appropriate, many tend to misuse their semantics.
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