Jul 29, 2009 0
High-score leaderboards in iPhone games are virtually ubiquitous, but as with any hastily-built system the opportunity for cheating and other misdeeds is ripe. On such a poorly-secured and highly-visible platform, hackers are not long to follow.
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Jul 27, 2009 0
As you’ve likely noticed, I haven’t been updating lately – I’ve been busy launching a new company, Limbic Software, and pushing some really cool stuff with games on the iPhone.
Dec 5, 2008 2
Trac is one of the preferred free solutions for project management and issue tracking, and has some really slick SVN integration as well. However, the downside to installing Trac can be substantial, as the installation process is potentially error prone, especially with a shared host such as Dreamhost. This article describes my installation process on DH, and may work for other shared hosts as well.
Jun 21, 2008 0
I’ve been working hard getting Darkroom and the Darkroom Website up and running, but it’s all finally done, and open to the public.
Apr 23, 2008 0
If you’ve ever had to write a PHP page which displays data from a MySQL query, you’ve run into this problem before:
How do you design a system to elegantly separate database code from display code, and maintain a clean object-oriented structure?
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Apr 16, 2008 4
WP-Syntax is a fantastic WordPress plugin which automatically syntax-highlights source code in <pre> blocks for a large number of languages, using GeSHi. Unfortunately, styling WP-Syntax’s output can be a bit of a headache, particularly with regard to some undocumented functions.
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Apr 8, 2008 0
In this world of simple hacking tools, lost revenues and broken hearts, it pays to have your bases covered. One of the largest open hazards facing the beginning web programmer is SQL injection attacks, and this article will teach you the basics of safeguarding your fledgling development.
Apr 7, 2008 1
I’ve always used Subversion (SVN) in C/C++/Obj-C development, but I’ve recently made the transition to using SVN for LAMP development as well, starting with my work on Darkroom. This affords greatly simplified testing, uploading and synchronization, as well as, of course, providing version control. Read the rest of this entry »
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