Cheat Sheets
Regular Expressions (V2)
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The second version of the Regular Expressions Cheat Sheet, a quick reference guide for regular expressions, including symbols, ranges, grouping, assertions and some sample patterns to get you started.
SQL Server
Microsoft's SQL Server is a powerful database server that integrates well with other Microsoft technologies like ASP and .NET, and includes some of the best database management tools available. This A4 reference lists the various functions available in SQL Server, and demonstrates the creation of stored procedures, triggers and functions.
HTML
HTML is the language of the web. It is the semantic support on which websites depend. This A4 reference lists the various tags available to the web designer, as well as a selection of useful character entities, attributes and events.
Regular Expressions (V1)
Regular Expressions are very powerful, and many people find their unusual syntax hard to get to grips with. This A4 reference serves as a guide to regular expression patterns and options.
Ruby on Rails
A quick reference guide for Ruby on Rails, containing the default directory structure, predefined variables, methods, reserved words and regular expression syntax.
JavaScript
A quick reference guide for JavaScript, listing methods and functions, and including a guide to regular expressions and the XMLHttpRequest object.
MySQL
A quick reference guide for MySQL, including functions (both in MySQL and PHP), data types, and sample queries. Available in PDF and PNG formats.
mod_rewrite (V1)
A quick reference guide for mod_rewrite, including server variables, flags and regular expression syntax. Also includes examples of commonly-used rules.
CSS (V1)
A quick reference guide for CSS, listing selector syntax, properties, units and other useful bits of information.
PHP (V1)
I'm fed up with having to visit php.net to look things up. This A4 cheat sheet is designed to sit by your desk and make your life easier.
Articles
Writing Secure PHP, Part 4
The fourth part of the Writing Secure PHP series, covering cross-site scripting, cross-site request forgery and character encoding security issues.
Writing Secure PHP, Part 2
Learn how to improve your security a little further with the second part of this PHP tutorial.
Writing Secure PHP, Part 1
Learn how to avoid some of the most common mistakes in PHP, and so make your sites more secure.
Caching output in PHP
High-traffic sites can often benefit from caching of pages, to save processing of the same data over and over again. This caching tutorial runs through the basics of file caching in PHP.
HTTP Status Codes Explained
All valid HTTP 1.1 Status Codes simply explained.
Blog Posts
6 Dropbox Tips for Developers
Dropbox is an excellent cross-platform freemium file synchronisation and online storage application. If that doesn't have you salivating already, it has a few more tricks up its sleeve.
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14 June 2010 | 20 comments | dropbox, development, hacks, tips
What Makes a Great Developer?
What makes a truly great developer? Some might say a positive attitude. Some might say a high-sugar, high-caffeine, high-bacon diet. Some might say an absence of sunlight and as many monitors as a desk can support. I say pessimism and laziness are high up the list.
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17 April 2008 | 68 comments | philosophy, programming, software, development, career, tips, job, developer, blog
