Monthly Archives: October 2009

Code merging with VIM

So today I had the chance to learn about vimdiff, VIM’s mode for file comparison and merging. It was a lot better than I expected! When I switched to using Ubuntu for my day-to-day local testing (because I need reliable Xdebug, and Windows Vista’s Apache-PHP module just wasn’t cutting it as far as Xdebug stability goes), [...]
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Coding on phone; Vim pays off

Learning more Vim paid off the other day. I edited a couple files on a remote server using my T-Mobile G1 along with the ConnectBot program. The process was, of course, pretty simple. Start ConnectBot on the G1. Connect to the server. cd to the directory containing the file I wanted to edit. Type vim <name of file> Edit as [...]
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And then there was VIM – a story of Linux PHP IDE frustration

Yesterday, I hit a crossroads in the life of a Web developer. You see, I’ve been doing my testing on an Ubuntu VM lately. It’s been great because Apache runs PHP faster than it did on my XP VM. (If you ever need a break, fire up XP and load the Drupal modules page on [...]
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osCommerce vs. Magento comparison in future

Hi there, I know I’ve been kind of quiet; been busy working a lot with osCommerce. It really makes me want to learn Magento, which at least looks a lot nicer and easier to customize. So I’m going to do up a “coder’s comparison” for them in the near future, once I learn enough Magento. Look forward to [...]
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