online aspect
a blog about building stuff on the webManaging code releases
by Josh Fraser on March 25, 2009
Recently I decided to streamline my code release process. I use subversion for my source control which means I push code live by running svn up on each of our production servers. I'm lazy, so I wanted an easier way to do this all at once. The end ...
How to start MAMP on port 80 without a password
by Josh Fraser on December 2, 2008
I'm a big fan of MAMP. It's the fastest way for anyone to get set up with a local PHP/MySQL development environment on a mac. One of the small annoyances with MAMP is that it requires you to enter your password all the time if you want to run it on ...
5 things I wish someone had told me
by Josh Fraser on April 18, 2008
Root-relative navigation is the way to go.
There are several different ways to organize your navigation system. Some people use relative URL's (../index.php), others use absolute URLS (http://www.onlineaspect.com/index.php). I've found that using ...
The value of split testing
by Josh Fraser on January 25, 2008
A while ago we had a discussion over whether we should send our invitation emails as plain text or in HTML format. My gut feeling was that spam filters would be tougher on HTML emails than plain text, but I didn't know for sure. And I had NO IDEA ...
When you know just enough to be dangerous
by Josh Fraser on September 27, 2007
I’ve always been amazed by the number of books that promise to teach you how to program in just a few days or weeks. I recently stumbled across a book at Amazon entitled: Sams Teach Yourself PHP in 10 Minutes. 10 minutes!!!
Why do we think it ...
The story of how I became a programmer
by Josh Fraser on June 17, 2007
The story of how I became a programmer is really a story about my dad.
As long as I can remember, my family has had a computer in our house. My entrance into the programming world started when my dad bought me some books on how to program our Apple ...
