Daily Archives: December 12th, 2007

In PHP, There’s Equality, and Then There’s EQUALITY

Ka=Ping Yee’s Equality Test
Here’s a quickie PHP script based on the one that appears in Ka-Ping Yee’s LiveJournal entry titled Why PHP Should Never Be Taught:
<?php
$a = 0;
$b = “eggs”;
$c = “spam”;
$e = “eggs”;

echo “<h1>The \”==\” Exercise</h1>”;
echo “<ul>”;
echo “<li>\$a is $a</li>”;
echo “<li>\$b is $b</li>”;
echo “<li>\$c is $c</li>”;
echo “<li>\$d is undefined</li>”;
echo “<li>\$e is $e</li>”;
echo “</ul>”;

echo ($a [...]

Developer Hardware Nerdvana at TSOT

Gear-wise, life is pretty sweet at TSOT. The standard-issue computer is a 15″ MacBook Pro (the 2.2 Ghz model), which is a great Ruby on Rails development machine. The standard issue keyboard is the ultra-skinny Apple Wired Keyboard and Apple Mighty Mouse, but I don’t like the feel of either. I prefer the feel of [...]

TSOT’s Ruby/Rails Project Nights - Starting January 8th

The Quick Version
TSOT Ruby/Rails Night
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 (and the second Tuesday of every month)
@ TSOT’s office — 151 Bloor Street West (on the south side, just east of Avenue Road)
11th floor
Door open and food at 5:30 p.m.
Presentations start at 6-ish
FREE ADMISSION (but limited space)
To register, please email joey.devilla@tsotinc.com
About TSOT
TSOT is a Toronto-based start-up that [...]