After reading this from mozilla labs, I thought I should give "Bespin" a try. It's a web based cloud text editor so you can write code through your web browser at your office/favourite coffee shop then logout and log back in again at home (even on another machine) and continue your project.
The newest feature to be released is the "Collaborative coding" feature which enables multiple people to edit the same file at the same time, with undo features. This is a great feature for coders that work remotely as they will still be able to work together.
After reading this, from a fellow PHP Blogger I strongly agree with what he says - PHP has given alot to the web community and I think has helped push Open Source software to the masses, and helps more companies and big players steer away from licensed software.
Also with being an Open Source piece of software and freely available to the masses there are thousands of people that have more then likely been in the same problem as yourself if your stuck coding some odd one - off code.
As with more and more developers, i've always faced a problem with MySQL's FULLTEXT search. As soon as you get over 100-200Mb table and try and do a BOOLEAN search on a keyword field, performance seems to fall out the window.
For Example:
SELECT id FROM listing WHEREMATCH( keywords ) AGAINST ('plumbers'IN BOOLEAN MODE )
Rows: 2,913 total, Query took 0.3789 sec
This was run on a 500k row table, containing 180Mb data.
Sphinx Search makes FULLTEXT searching much simpler and quicker.
Once you download it and get it installed (I have been running it in linux environments: Cent OS and ubuntu), you modify the main config file to setup your desired indexes. You then start the search daemon and away you go.
I thought I would update this site with information on what I will be posting in the near future, I have 13 articles I will be writing ranging from "Why use Open Source Software" all the way too "Windows 7 - Why I moved from linux".
An update on my home life, We are still waiting for our new baby. I will be posting pictures up once he is here.
Good Morning.
After 3 years of web development i've finally taken the plunge into writing my own blog. I will be posting information about my life and my work.
My Life:
I have a lovely 18 month old daughter with my fiancee, and we are due to have our baby boy in 6 days. I'll be posting more about my family as things happen.
posted by Mark Willis
