Programming Tips For Versatile Coders

Jan 03 2012

The Expectations of Uptime in the Real World

Posted by Spyros in General Tips & Tricks, tags: server availability, server hosting, server uptime, uptime

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Oct 05 2011

Which Programming Languages Will Be Useful for Windows 8?

Posted by Spyros in Windows Programming, tags: .net development, .net framework, metro apps, windows 8, windows metro, windows phone

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Sep 27 2011

The Strategy Design Pattern in Ruby

Posted by Spyros in Design Patterns, Ruby Programming, tags: ruby design patterns, strategy pattern in ruby

Programming large projects can be a quite tedious projects that needs lots of code refactoring again and again, if the code is not well written from the beginning. A very efficient way to make sure that your code is of the highest standards, is by utilizing design patterns if applicable. A design pattern is actually a way of organizing your code so that it is well written, maintainable and extensible. There are various design patterns fitting lots of different situations. One of my favorites is the Strategy design pattern.

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Aug 01 2011

Create a Git Repository on Remote Server and Checkout From Your Local Machine

Posted by Spyros in General Tips & Tricks, Linux Tips, tags: first git, git bare, git locally, git non bare, git remote repository

Some time ago, i’ve written a post about the basics of git, how to create a local repository on git and more. However, git is a bit complicated, especially if you are switching from subversion. It’s highly likely that you have been using subversion in a remote repository, that is in another machine, and you have been committing your changes there. This is definitely the most standard model that programmers tend to work with.

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Jun 13 2011

Programming Logic For CSS

Posted by Spyros in Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), tags: css classes, css divs, css ids, css paragraph, programming logic in css

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Apr 02 2011

How to Create an XML Writer Class in Python

Posted by Spyros in Python Programming, tags: code xml in python, handle xml in python, python xml, python xml programming, xml class in python, xml parser python, xml writer in python

Even if you haven’t had a chance to handle XML through one of your programs yet, chances are that there will be a time that you will need to. Well, maybe that time is now, since you’re reading this post. I have good news for you. Handling XML in Python is very easy. In this post, i will describe how you can create a very handy minimal xml writer class, that will help you create your xml files with ease.