Cocoa’s object model is something I really like. Coming from Java, being able to declare a property and have the getters and setters auto generated is really wonderful. The key value way to interact with an object is also a very powerful tool. The problem is what happens when these two collide. For a project [...]
Today I had one of the strangest bugs I have seen to date. I am working on an iOS app that does a lot of communication with a web app api. the communication is done via XML. Since the web app requires autherntication, I am useing specific requests and placing the response xml in a [...]
Shutting down Postgres server on Snow Leopard requires some shell work, so open up terminal and execute the following commands: sudo su – postgres This will log you into the postgres server user and move you to its directory. bin/pg_ctl -D data stop This will stop the server from running.
At DOP we started working on a django front end for Sql-Ledger with the idea of combining it later on with our ticketing system. Getting it going on my MacBook proved to be more challenging then expected. Most of the problems were easily solvable, but finding the oplossing proved to be tricky. Therefor I have [...]
Disclaimer: This method will probably not work for all servers running tomcat, it is more a personal guide then a general one. Solr is a “popular, blazing fast open source enterprise search platform from the Apache Lucene project”. Drupal search has traditionally been less then adequate. Using Solr to index and search you Drupal site [...]
A few days ago I came upon this idea and I really liked it. Each day, one photo, with one or two sentences, for a whole year. It helps you remember each and every day in that year, while making you a better photographer. I found this picture to be a good starting picture. Yesterday [...]
Now that I am actually getting payed to program instead of paying to program, I find myself in greater need of practical information. Putting some of it on my blog will help me keep all the knowledge in one place. To start off, I’ll mention Cascading delete in SQL. In the database schema there are [...]
It has now been two weeks since I started working so I figured it might be a good time for a post about how things are. Before I started working all I heard from the working people is how they miss the student time. How much more demanding working life is. It won’t be an [...]
In a streak of luck and some good talks, I got a job at Pinkroccade. I will be following the Young IT professional program they offer. Starting on the 1/3/2008. this should give me a month to visit Israel, and have some time with my brothers in the Netherlands before starting to work full time.