PHP ORM Pros and Cons - Tiny PHP ORM Framework package blog

Is has been a long time since I was first introduced to the concepts of Object-Relational Mapping (ORM). First time I took a deeper look at this subject was about 2004. Since then, my mind has changed, and my perception of ORM has changed either.

from My Pocket http://www.phpclasses.org/blog/package/9657/post/1-PHP-ORM-Pros-and-Cons.html

PHP News, Views and Community

In this new tutorial Zsolt Szende talks about dependency injection and how to handle objects and related needs at runtime rather than the pre-configured method that some injection containers/systems have defined.

from My Pocket http://www.phpdeveloper.org/news/24013

PHP News, Views and Community

In a post to his site Freek Van der Herten shows you how to gather information from the Packagist website about the number of times that your packages have been downloaded.

from My Pocket http://www.phpdeveloper.org/news/24024

Mercurial: Global .hgignore

I've worked with git for several years and one of my favorite git posts is Create a Global .gitignore which details how you can create a global .gitignore file to ignore certain useless files (think .DS_Store, node_modules, etc.

from My Pocket https://davidwalsh.name/mercurial-ignore-files

How to Complete Web Projects Faster with a Design Collaboration Tool

As developers, we're constantly making changes and revisions during a web project – everyone's requesting changes to the design, even as the project has moved into the development phase – and throughout the revision process, we're always looking for ways to save time.

from My Pocket https://davidwalsh.name/complete-web-projects-faster-design-collaboration-tool?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Bludice+%28David+Walsh+Blog%29

PHP News, Views and Community

On the SitePoint.com site's "Web" category they're posted a tutorial showing off an interesting piece of software that helps make automated installs of CMS/frameworks easy: a simple bash script tool called Please. Well, actually, you can.

from My Pocket http://www.phpdeveloper.org/news/24033

php[architect] – Magazine, Training, Books, Conferences

from My Pocket https://www.phparch.com/2016/05/new-book-build-a-website-with-wordpress-and-thesis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+phpa+%28php%5Barchitect%5D%29

Phinx – the Migration Library You Never Knew You Needed

You’re building an application, and you need to share the database’s structure with your team. After all, you want everyone to be up and running as soon as possible.

from My Pocket https://www.sitepoint.com/phinx-the-migration-library-you-never-knew-you-needed/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PHPMaster_feed+%28PHPMaster%29

Google Aims to Kill Passwords with Project Abacus

Google wants to kill passwords. And the weapon it wants to use is called Project Abacus, which Google said will become available on Android devices by the end of 2016.

from My Pocket https://threatpost.com/google-aims-to-kill-passwords-with-project-abacus/118288/

CSS Modules and React

In this final post of our series on CSS Modules, I’ll be taking a look at how to make a static React site with the thanks of Webpack. This static site will have two templates: a homepage and an about page with a couple of React components to explain how it works in practice.

from My Pocket https://css-tricks.com/css-modules-part-3-react/

AnalyticsMD (YC W15) Is Hiring Engineers

Company: analytcisMD Location: Mountian View, Ca. Company info: www.analyticsmd.com We are a 10 person startup in the healthcare and analytics space looking to double our team over the next couple of months. Are openings are for full stack, front end and back end engineers.

from My Pocket https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11772857

CodeCuriosity gamifies open-source contributions to GitHub by giving points for contributions and lets you redeem them for swag [x-post from r/github] : programming

CodeCuriosity gamifies open-source contributions to GitHub by giving points for contributions and lets you redeem them for swag [x-post from r/github] (codecuriosity.org)submitted 11 hours ago by loading...

from My Pocket https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/4l1vpx/codecuriosity_gamifies_opensource_contributions/

19 free ebooks for programming in Python

Scaling to 100M: MySQL is a Better NoSQL (blog.wix.engineering)submitted 30 minutes ago by loading...

from My Pocket https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/4l24hn/scaling_to_100m_mysql_is_a_better_nosql/

US military uses 8-inch floppy disks to coordinate nuclear force operations

from My Pocket http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/25/us-military-uses-8-inch-floppy-disks-to-coordinate-nuclear-force-operations.html

The Open Data Delusion

I first met Gail Ramster in 2010 at an event about the release of London-wide Open Data by the Greater London Authority. A researcher on “toilet usability,” she was trying to gather public data to compile a list of toilets accessible to elderly people.

from My Pocket http://brokentoilets.org/article/open-data-delusion/

This industry helps Chinese cheat their way into & through US colleges

Part Three: The University of Iowa suspects at least 30 Chinese students of having used ringers to take their exams. The case offers a look inside a thriving underground economy of cheating services aimed at the hundreds of thousands of Chinese kids applying to and attending foreign colleges.

from My Pocket http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/college-cheating-iowa/

Coding without Google

Some time ago an intriguing article appeared on reddit: “Do Experienced Programmers Use Google Frequently?”. The author discussed if expert programmers use google more often than novice coders. He mentioned than using google is actually a good thing.

from My Pocket http://www.bfilipek.com/2016/05/coding-without-google.html

​​Neanderthals built complex underground structures 176,000 years ago - and no one knows why

Turns out we know a whole lot less about Neanderthals than we thought, because our cave-painting, tool-wielding, fire-conquering cousins were sophisticated enough to build complex subterranean structures as far back as 176,500 years ago, according to new archaeological evidence.

from My Pocket http://www.sciencealert.com/neanderthals-built-complex-underground-structures-176-000-years-ago-and-no-one-knows-why

Shhhhh! Don’t tell anyone but SEO tools are great for market research and completely free

SEO isn’t anything new, there are very few people involved in marketing who don’t have some appreciation of how you might need to make an active effort to appeal to the search engines.

from My Pocket http://feeds.searchenginewatch.com/~r/sew/~3/RwStTzZdD1Y/

Google To Go To Court Over Pure Spam Manual Actions

Google issues a ton of manual actions, in fact, last year they issued ~500 per hour alone. But one publisher based in Florida is suing Google over being delisted over a set of pure spam manual actions that delisted 231 web sites from this publisher.

from My Pocket http://feeds.seroundtable.com/~r/SearchEngineRoundtable1/~3/2kWE3dlELCs/florida-publisher-takes-google-to-court-over-pure-spam-manual-action-22119.html

Getting Local Store Locator SEO Right

Right now, a customer is trying to find your local business. How quickly are you delivering the NAP, directions and other details he needs, on the go?

from My Pocket https://moz.com/blog/getting-local-store-locator-seo-right?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+seomoz+%28SEOmoz+Daily+Blog%29

Google Sending Unexpected Foreign Traffic To Web Sites?

I am receiving reports via email and I am seeing them in the forums, including WebmasterWorld that something changed with Google's search results where they are now showing more foreign results in their search results.

from My Pocket http://feeds.seroundtable.com/~r/SearchEngineRoundtable1/~3/UFV239h883k/google-showing-non-us-searchers-unwanted-us-results-22135.html

WP Engine launches first page-level performance tool intended for WordPress sites

WP Engine provides web hosting and services for sites based on the popular open-source publishing platform, WordPress.

from My Pocket http://feeds.marketingland.com/~r/mktingland/~3/eEhfEszSG1A/wp-engine-launches-first-managed-page-performance-tool-intended-wordpress-sites-178366

Local SEO doesn’t happen in a vacuum

If you’ve read any of my past articles, you know that I sometimes (usually) write them from up on my soap box… and this time, I’m right back up there.

from My Pocket http://feeds.marketingland.com/~r/mktingland/~3/DKP8aqpNxNk/local-seo-doesnt-happen-vacuum-178193

WATCH: Google lets you speak in natural language & get analytics reports

Instead of clicking around inside of Google Analytics to find the answer you want about your web traffic, wouldn’t it be nice to just talk to Google to get what you want? That future is coming, Google demoed today, thanks to machine learning.

from My Pocket http://feeds.marketingland.com/~r/mktingland/~3/Z5zAoA7XffE/google-tell-me-my-analytics-178508

New Length of Titles and Descriptions is Just a Test, Google Says

After much speculation as to whether or not the extended length of search snippet titles and descriptions is a test or a permanent change, we finally got confirmation from Google’s John Mueller.

from My Pocket https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-title-tag-length-test/164716/

Is Predictive Intelligence the Future of B2B Marketing?

In the last century, the world saw a massive revolution of innovation. Beyond modern marvels such as digital advancements and the evolution of the smartphone, artificial intelligence is gradually changing society and how people navigate their lives.

from My Pocket http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/is-predictive-intelligence-the-future-of-b2b-marketing

How to Learn Anything Faster

How long does it take to acquire a new skill? If you've read Malcolm Gladwell's best-selling book Outliers, you might have heard the number "10,000 hours" floating around.

from My Pocket http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/how-to-learn-quickly

Google Handles Trillions Of Searches Per Year

The biggest news item out of yesterday's Google Performance Summit is that they said they handle trillions of searches per year. The last time Google gave any figure on their search volume was in 2012 when they said 1.2 trillion in 2012.

from My Pocket https://www.seroundtable.com/google-has-trillions-of-searches-per-year-22142.html

Crafting a good page title for SEO

Writing good page titles is an essential skill for anyone doing SEO. The title tag is the first thing a user sees in the search results. It’s also one of the most important factors for Google to decide what the topic of a page is. The combination of these two factors makes it so essential.

from My Pocket https://yoast.com/page-titles-seo/#utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=post

5 essential skills that great link builders know

Awhile back, I wrote an article about how link builders need to do more than just build links. It’s not a novel concept at all, at least not among people who understand that nothing should exist in a bubble in SEO or marketing.

from My Pocket http://feeds.marketingland.com/~r/mktingland/~3/uHZH4mdDRz8/5-essential-skills-great-link-builders-know-178452

Know your SEM? Prove it. Enter the SMX Biggest Search Geek Contest

The contestant who answers the most questions correctly in the shortest amount of time will win the grand prize — flight and hotel accommodations for two to SMX Advanced in Seattle, Washington, June 22–23, 2016.

from My Pocket http://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/searchengineland/~3/gBbceDoKCoA/know-sem-prove-enter-smx-biggest-search-geek-contest-250495

Ads are for humans, not bots, say advertisers – Naked Security

Someday this may change… but, in 2016, when advertisers pay for online advertising, they still want actual humans to see those ads. Not bots. Or, as the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG) puts it…

from My Pocket https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/05/24/ads-are-for-humans-not-bots-say-advertisers/

Can Google replace passwords by tracking you more thoroughly?

We’ve written many times about the latest and greatest new technology that says it will supplant the password.

from My Pocket https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/05/24/can-google-replace-passwords-by-tracking-you-more-thoroughly/

Google to kill passwords on Android, replace 'em with 'trust scores'

Google is planning to use “trust scores” to kill off traditional passwords on Android. The internet giant wants to get rid of password logins, at least for Android apps, by 2017. Google outlined its plans at its I/O conference last week.

from My Pocket http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/24/google_smartphone_password_replacement_trust_scores/

Please: Automated CMS and Framework Installs in Vagrant

If you’re a web developer, possibly one of your most boring and repetitive tasks is the configuration of the basic setup for every new project. Configuring your my-project.

from My Pocket https://www.sitepoint.com/please-automated-cms-and-framework-installs-in-vagrant/

Make Your Code Do Your Job

Throughout history, advancement has come from reducing the amount of work that needs to be done by humans and letting technology do it for us. Long before computers, humans were letting our technology work for us in order to make ourselves better. So too with programming.

from My Pocket https://nomadphp.com/2016/05/24/make-code-job/

Google Science Journal studies the world through your phone

Are you (or your kid) curious about the world around you? Google wants to help. It just launched Science Journal, an Android app that helps you perform (and comment on) simple science experiments.

from My Pocket http://www.engadget.com/2016/05/22/google-science-journal-for-android/

Music Dispatch: Adele Gets Very Trippy in Her New Music Video

Has Adele ever done drugs? We don’t know, but this video is what that must be like. Adele slips into the ultimate flower power mode in her newest music video.

from My Pocket http://nerdist.com/music-dispatch-adele-gets-very-trippy-in-her-new-music-video/

ATM hacking spree nets thieves $12.7 million in two hours

Normally when your data is part of a haul from some security breach your most immediate worry is about how it can be used to steal your identity online. Well, sometimes that information is instrumental in physical heists. On May 15th, a team of hackers coordinated to withdraw $12.

from My Pocket http://www.engadget.com/2016/05/23/atm-hacking-spree-nets-thieves-12-7-million-in-two-hours/

A Minitel Terminal As A USB Linux Terminal

If you paid a visit to France in the 1980s the chances are you’d have been surprised to see a little brown screen and keyboard sitting next to the telephones wherever you went. At the time, it was another reason apart from the food, wine, and super-fast trains to envy our Gallic cousins.

from My Pocket http://hackaday.com/2016/05/22/a-minitel-terminal-as-a-usb-linux-terminal/

Hacking de taxímetros en España vía Shodan #Taxitronic #IoT

Hace ya mas de un año que se publicó la primera vulnerabilidad en un automóvil que permitía el control total del vehículo, y ya son comunes las vulnerabilidades en SmartTV, en dispositivos móviles, frigoríficos, lavadoras, cámaras de vigilancia, parquímetros de bicicletas e incluso equipos

from My Pocket http://www.elladodelmal.com/2016/05/hacking-de-taximetros-en-espana-via.html

Animation of the speed of light (video)

In our terrestrial view of things, the speed of light seems incredibly fast. But as soon as you view it against the vast distances of the universe, it’s unfortunately very slow.

from My Pocket https://blog.adafruit.com/2016/05/23/animation-of-the-speed-of-light-video/

Shuttered Instagram holes opened 20 million accounts to hijack

Security consultant Arne Swinnen says Instagram has shuttered brute force authentication holes that allowed hijacking of some 20 million accounts.

from My Pocket http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/23/instagram_2fa/

Job Script by Scubez - Remote Code Execution

#!C:/Python27/python.exe -u # # # JobScript Remote Code Execution Exploit # # # Vendor: Jobscript # Product web page: http://www.jobscript.in # Affected version: Unknown # # Summary: JobScript is inbuilt structured website was developed in PHP and MySQL # database.

from My Pocket https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39848

CoffeeAuth: Grinder Authentication System #ArduinoMonday

This project is for people who take their coffee very seriously. Nice write-up + full credits listed up on Hackster.io. At our office we have a coffee problem. We began to start tearing through bags of espresso beans and wanted to help keep our coworkers accountable.

from My Pocket https://blog.adafruit.com/2016/05/23/coffeeauth-grinder-authentication-system-arduinomonday/

Google Testing Shadow Effect On Star For Local Reviews

Brian Barwig spotted a subtle test in the Google search results where Google was adding a shaded, gray background shadow effect to the review stars in the local pack in the Google search results.

from My Pocket http://feeds.seroundtable.com/~r/SearchEngineRoundtable1/~3/voAn6n2IeyM/google-testing-shaded-star-for-local-reviews-22128.html

Google Search Console now lets you group your sites together with property sets

Google announced that you can now group together multiple properties within the Google Search Console, so you can get aggregate data in the Search Analytics report.

from My Pocket http://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/searchengineland/~3/p8At2-PRr4w/google-search-console-now-lets-group-sites-together-property-sets-250168

5 brilliant headline hacks for crazy high organic click-through rates

What is the most important ranking factor? Ask 1,000 SEOs and you’ll get a wide variety of answers. Getting links and creating great content would definitely be two of the more popular answers, and for good reason. After all, that’s what Google says are the two most important ranking factors.

from My Pocket http://feeds.searchengineland.com/~r/searchengineland/~3/XaO8QkUPRJQ/5-brilliant-headline-hacks-crazy-high-organic-click-rates-249320

4 effective local positioning strategies you’re overlooking

As SEOs, we know having the right content, in the right place, at the right time, can work to elevate search positioning and increase a local business’s conversions.

from My Pocket http://feeds.marketingland.com/~r/mktingland/~3/GzLTylAYHjM/4-effective-local-positioning-strategies-youre-overlooking-178058