Life Stock
On bad days (like this one, where just getting out of bed requires a 10 minute rest afterwards) it's easy to think it's time to give up my freelance lifestyle and get a real job. However, days like these give me a chance to take stock of what's going on in my life (as well as some extra gaming time! I'm currently playing Uncharted 2 on the PS3 and thoroughly enjoying every minute of it).
Maths + Programming = x
Some programming friends have been talking about whether having good maths skills makes you a better programmer. My gut reaction was to say yes, it does, especially with games. But, after thinking about it, maybe having maths skills doesn't necessarily make you a good programmer, maybe it just makes you a faster one? Or am I just talking bollocks as usual?
Compiling PHP module for Windows
This is something I've had waiting to be posted for a long time. About a year ago I had to compile an existing PHP module into a DLL (for a windows install of PHP), in this case it was a module for parsing BB Code and converting it to HTML.