When was the last time you were silly? Well, more specifically, when was the last time that you wrote code that was downright silly? I’m not talking about writing code that’s dirty, or hacking something together. I’m talking about writing code that you know before writing won’t work, or is wrong or is just plain silly… I’m talking about the kind of code that you think that if you show other developers, they’ll just sit back and go "Why the #@$% would you do that in the first place?"… Well, I do it quite often, and let me tell you why you should do it more as well!

In today’s video, we’re going to explore the concepts of closures in JavaScript and PHP. During this quick exploration, we’ll talk a little bit about variable scope and the difference between scoping in JS and PHP. Check out the video:

Well, 2012 is wrapping up. What a year it has been! Here’s a partial recap of some of the things that happened to me and that I did this year:

This week we are joined by Responsive Design thought leader Sam Richard. He introduces us to the concept of responsive web design, tells us a little bit about its history and talks about best-practice and the future of the web! Check out the video:

The brain is a muscle, and as all muscles, it needs regular exercise to keep sharp. Or at least that’s what the old adage says. This is a post that I’ve been meaning to write for a long time now, but never got around to (until now that is). Sparked by a twitter conversation with Mr Grumpy himself (Chris Hartjes), I decided that the time was right for it. So, here’s my method for staying sharp and exercising my brain…

This week’s Programming With Anthony video is up! In it, we discuss the foundations of Boolean Logic and introduce some very interesting tools for analyzing logical constructs (including Truth Tables and De Morgan’s Laws). So without any further ado:

There are numerous articles on the web about how to properly use bcrypt in PHP. So this time, rather than write yet-another-how-to-use-bcrypt article, I’m going to focus on the mistakes that are commonly made when implementing bcrypt. So, let’s dive right in:

The holidays can be a trying time of year for everyone, with all the gift buying and stress and all. I wanted to take this time to make a plea. The open source software that all of us use is powered by volunteers! Show them your support by donating! I’m compiling a list here of prominent contributors to donate to, and I strongly urge you to consider saying “thank you” to people who work hard to give you the tools and knowledge that you use every day! So, without anything further:

I’ve got a few talks coming up in the near future, so if you can make one of these events, be sure to come say hi to me!

The fourth video in the Programming With Anthony series is live! In this video, we’ll explore the basic principles of prepared statements, and why you should use them instead of using escaped input directly in queries.