Grasping XML
A great resource for XML and XSLT tutorials can be found at:
A Gentle Introduction to XSLT through HTML Templates can be found in the collection here.
Rescuing XSLT from Niche Status. XSLT is one of the most exciting technologies to come out of the XML family. Unfortunately, its incredible power and associated complexity can be overwhelming to new users preventing many from experimenting with it or causing them to quickly give up in disgust. In fact, unless the method of teaching and the common style of use for XSLT is radically changed to make it more accessible, XSLT will be relegated to niche status like SGML and other powerful technologies. — David Jacobs
“zeldman.543jh” [PHP Everywhere]
Beyond Success
“As we communicate the vision we have for others and the expectations we hold for them, we create an almost magnetic pull that draws them in the direction of those expectations.”
— An excerpt from, “Beyond Success” by Brian D. Biro.
The 15 Secrets to Effective Leadership and Life based on legendary Coach John Wooden's Pyramid of Sucess.
Welcome Mr. Finklea!!
Everyone, please give Ben Finklea, the latest Radio user, a hardy “Bienvenidos!” and welcome him to the world of blogging. Please visit his blog located at www.finklea.com.
PHP is Good
Some excellent reviews of PHPCon from Jeremy Zawodny. I have posted a few favorites in my Technology category. – andy
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) [dws.]
Making the case for PHP at Yahoo. Running a high-performance dynamic website is a daunting task. The
short development cycles needed to stay ahead of the competition
demand a web-centric scripting language that is easy to maintain and
update.
We'll explore a case study of one company (Yahoo!) that is making the
transition to PHP from a proprietary server-side page language written
in C/C++. — Michael J. Radwin
“tri” Jeremy Zawodny, MySQL guru at Yahoo is blogging PHPCon 2002.
“zeldman.ogel” [PHP Everywhere]
PHPCon 2002: Closing Keynote — Dirk Elemendorf on Rackspace and PHP. The conference was closed by Dirk, one of the founders of Rackspace discussing the critical role that PHP played in getting Rackspace off the ground. He focused on PHP's integration, quick development times, and flexibility. He then threw us a… [Jeremy Zawodny's blog]
PHPCon 2002: Introduction to XSLT with PHP. On Friday morning, I sat in on Stephan Schmidt's “Introduction to XSLT with PHP” presentation. What I found interesting here was not how XSLT works (I already knew that) but the two things I learned. First, I finally got a… [Jeremy Zawodny's blog]
Chimera Update
Well, it has been a fairly successful week of browsing. I'm happy to report a few key findings.
1. Chimera just plain works.
2. Chimera is what Mozilla wished it could be.
3. IE is finally out of here, well kinda.
Let me 'splain. One thing I have realized is that NO browser is yet crashproof. While IE sucks for its own reasons of instability, Chimera is still subject to some of those “I don't like Flash” or “I don't like that JavaScript” tantrums. I firmly believe that Chimera will grow out of these tantrums, BUT until it does, I have come to realize that running two browsers is the best of both worlds.
I use Chimera for my primary browsing, daily use, and development. At the same time, I have IE running in my other display and is running auto-refresh pages to monitor various activities. Should I try a site that Chimera coughs at, I just click over to IE and pop open a new window. Perfection.
Now, here's a feature that my buddy Don suggested and that I totally agree with. When I close my browser, remember the pages/tabs I had open, the location of the browser, and the size of the window. Apple Mail does this perfectly, without fail. I know it's possible. Come on folks, you write the code – I'll buy the pizza and beer.