Good article on Javascript arrays

Mastering Javascript Arrays

Useful Wordpress Links

While I’m at it, lemme just put in one place the most frequently used Wordpress links:

• Delicious Bookmarks (this should really act as this post itself… what are ya gonna do?)
• The Loop
• Template Tags
• Query Posts

Backing up your WordPress database

Originally posted on my old blog, reposting due to its continued usefulness for myself

You can find the full instructions to back up your WordPress database over at Wordpress.org, but here are the settings needed for a phpMyAdmin export (more for my own reference than anything else):

1. Select ONLY those that hold your Wordpress site.
2. Check the “Add DROP TABLE” box.
3. Check the “Complete inserts” box.
4. Check the “Save as File” box
5. Check the “None” for compression. If your database is very large use a compression method.
6. Click Go. The data will now be saved into your computer.

XML and XSLT Standards

I just picked up O’Reilly’s big “XSLT” book by Doug Tidwell which has a ton of good stuff in it.  Here are list of links to XML and XSLT standards that Doug covers in the first chapter.

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Chapter 3: Notes on “Dive Into Python” by Mark Pilgrim

Note: I’m currently in the process of learning Python.  These are notes on “Dive Into Python” by Mark Pilgrim (also available online), an excellent book if you’re like me and learn by the “do first, understand later” method.

In Chapter 3, Mark introduces:

• Dictionaries
• Lists
• Tuples
• Variables
• Strings

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Chapter 2: Notes on “Dive Into Python” by Mark Pilgrim

Declaring functions

def functionName(params):

Defining a function’s doc string

def functionName(params):
   """This is the explanation of the function, surrounded by triple quotes.
   Returns a string."""

Further reading on document strings:

• Python Enhancement Proposals (PEP) 257: Docstring Conventions
• PEP 8: Style Guide for Python Code
• Documentation Strings in Python Tutorial (2.5.2)

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Blog Take 2

Yep, I’m giving it another go.  What - or more importantly, if - I write here is yet to be determined; however, I’m currently starting this blog back up with the thought of it being a repository of notes I take.  

So the main audience here am I, but if you find something here of interest, bon appetite!