Brian P. Johnston

Sometimes you just have to accept that it works, follow the recipe, and just use it rather than understand it. I call it hitting the 'I believe' button. Then an amazing thing happens; over time the more and more you use the technology or work with it, Read More...

Okay, I know there are a lot of lovers of this IDE, but seriously it's been a royal PIA to use for this PHP work! Maybe it's just because I've been using a top of the line IDE for the past 6 years and am use to things just being where you expect them Read More...

One of the many joys I get out of life is being able to get away from all the horrible politics of my day job and get a nice clear dark night to look at the stars. Very relaxing. Something that is actually fun. A nice hobby where I feel I can go out and Read More...

I was asked 'how much does it cost to get the last 15% of code coverage?', which also led to the question of 'how much does a unit test cost?' So I went on a mission to determine this. For this post, substitute $$ for whatever your hourly rate is, or Read More...