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Gettext For Static Websites

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:25:08 +0100

Gettext For Static Websites

Here's how I implemented a translation management system for a static website, using GNU gettext. For the impatient, I've distilled it to 11 instructions at the end.

Setting Up A Modular Subversion Repository For PHP-Driven Websites

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:19:27 +0200

Setting Up A Modular Subversion Repository For PHP-Driven Websites

Sharing code between projects is still not a trivial matter with subversion. Especially if you are familiar with SourceSafe, you will find that subversion makes it hard to share code. Subversion seems to be really great in creating a version mess and good in solving one, but the reason I need source code control is to prevent such a mess. This is where subversion can be greatly improved, but it is not impossible. This howto will demonstrate a directory setup that takes the subversion sharing mechanism into account, as well as other issues that repositories bring.

Getting Started With Ruby On Rails

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:22:26 +0100

Getting Started With Ruby On Rails

Generally there are 3 installations: OSX, Windows and Linux, and the latter is the most easy one.

Setting Up Subversion And Trac As Virtual Hosts On An Ubuntu Server

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:31:30 +0100

Setting Up Subversion And Trac As Virtual Hosts On An Ubuntu Server

This howto outlines the process by which one can set up the Subversion version control system, and have it work in tandem with Trac, the project manager for software development projects, on a server running Ubuntu (or possibly Debian).

Installing The Aptana AJAX Development Environment On Ubuntu

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 18:47:34 +0100

Installing The Aptana AJAX Development Environment On Ubuntu

This tutorial shows how to install the Aptana IDE on an Ubuntu Edgy Eft system. The Aptana IDE is a free, open-source, cross-platform, JavaScript-focused development environment for building Ajax applications. It features code assist on JavaScript, HTML, and CSS languages, FTP/SFTP support and a JavaScript debugger to troubleshoot your code.