In my previous post about derby, I talked a bit about how to create a model in derby and one rule you need to follow when creating models (the first two path segments should be an object).

EDIT NOTE: This no longer needs to be done outside of Modernizr. This was added to the Modernizr package about a month ago. Link to issue

This took me a while to figure out when I first moved to Australia. I still remember the look on the barista’s face when I tried to order an Americano, and then the absolute puzzlement over what the hell a flat white vs a long black was. I hope this helps other visitors to Australia from the US order a decent cup of coffee!

Been playing around with Derby in my spare time. The idea behind the platform is smart - using node and express, you write one set of code, and that code automatically syncs data between browsers, servers, and a database.

I’ve just started using node.js with express.js on both Windows (with iisnode) and Ubuntu.

Had an issue at work where I wanted to store my rules and handlers for a class outside of the class definition, so I could better test the component. Found an easy way to add all your rules into StructureMap, and then retrieve those rules as a list via constructor injection.

I’m a fan of Twitter Bootstrap, the simple and flexible CSS, HTML, and JavaScript user interface framework.

Please note I came across a bug in the code, and revised this post on 31/07/2012.

So we’ve rolled out a new build process at work. I’ve started working with a new company, and when I arrived, the build process for a new environment consisted of a 20 page manual somebody had written. The process of putting a build on an environment was slow, the manual had steps missing that everyone just ‘knew’, the process had multiple failure points, and was more or less a complete disaster. Every other release to PRODUCTION would have some release process error that…

Just found out about a good tool that ships with Windows 7.