Time out

For some reason amazon decided to give me a link to the following product: Time Out pad.

I think I’ll refrain from commenting.

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Feature creep

Whilst coding, or scripting, why is there always one more feature to add?

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WordPress coding blind

While awaiting for some files to be sent back to me, I decided to code another part of the plugin. However some of it I can’t test until I integrate it. So I have basically just coded a page blind, as I cannot test the output, let alone see the output.

I just hope that all my work today has not gone to waste!

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Booky Meme

Over on The Pickards Jack tagged me with this meme:

just to hopefully give him the opportunity to demonstrate that some of his hobbies/interests are different to mine. The pressures on

Which may be difficult because his choices actually include some I may have chosen. So I’ll avoid one of them, but will mention David Eddings, and The Belgariad as just missing out.
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Writing a WordPress plugin part 2

When reading through the documentation of WordPress take one pinch of salt.

Because not everything they actually say can be done, can actually be done. Plus of course you have to try and work out all the undocumented functions as well.

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Writing a WordPress plugin

A while ago I was asked if I could write a shopping cart. I had already started one a few years ago, but never finished it. So I began to go through the scripts and tidy them up ready for use. But part way through I discovered that what was really needed was something to integrate into WordPress.

During the process I realised that turning it into a plugin would provide many advantages. A major one of which was the ability to process the orders within WordPress admin. The scripts grew, bugs were found, integration with paypal was eventually managed and finally we achieved our goal.

The result was that Mike Cherim was finally able to open up his online shop for Green Methods: Biological Pest Control and Integrated Pest Management.

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