php|architect's Guide to Date and Time Programming
In the past year I've been working on a book, describing PHP's Date and Time functionality in great detail. It's now finally out under the name "php|architect's Guide to Date and Time Programming". Look at the pretty cover! It's actually a picture I took some months ago from the church in Skien, where I am still living (more about that in a later post).
The book is devoted on helping you understanding dates and times, as well as how PHP deals with it. It explains how PHP parsers and reads dates and times in strings including possible pitfalls; timezones, their history, the annoyances and how to deal with them properly; formatting and displaying dates and times; and last but not least, how to handle intervals and iterating over time. There is more information on the website where you can also buy this awesome book. And in case you're wondering "what? dates and times are really simple!", then this book is definitely for you.
Rumour is that all attendees of the Dutch PHP Conference will receive a copy with their tickets, if you're asking nicely I might even sign your copy! I'll be there to give a talk on "PHP on the D-BUS" and will show you how to talk to skype, GSM chips and other desktoppy things!
Life Line
@bennuttall Are you at the Crucible this year again?
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Updated a gate
Staring Contest with a Squirrel
On my walk on the weekend, I sat down on a tree branch of a tree that had fallen over some time ago. Just listening to the birds.
Then after hearing rustling in the foliage above me, I looked up, and saw this chap staring at me.
#London #Photography #Nature #HampsteadHeath
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Bluebell Carpet
I had a lovely walk on Hampstead Heath yesterday, finding all the nooks and crannies away from the busy paths.
This field of bluebells under the colourful tree was a stand-out quiet spot.
#London #Photography #Nature #HampsteadHeath
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Fix paths
Created a memorial
Created a bench
@Edent Seems like my Android stopped sending coordinates to @openbenches as well, which is surprising as I haven't updated anything as far as I'm aware. Could it be a problem with the reader in your side after the latest changes and the addition of the warning?
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Add the new Queen Elizabeth II garden.
Updated a bench and a crossing; Deleted 2 kerbs
Created 3 gates and a waste_basket
Created 6 benches
Created a bench; Updated 4 benches
Created 2 benches and a bicycle_parking; Updated a telephone and a waste_basket
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Updated 2 restaurants and an address; Confirmed a restaurant and a fitness_centre
Updated a restaurant
Merged pull request #1077
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