Archive for October, 2006

Now hiring! Java Software Engineer

The company I work for, thePlatform, is growing, and I’m looking for a “Java Software Engineer” with several “years experience in the design and development of modern enterprise web applications, including the user interface, application server, and database.” Keep in mind that we’re located in Seattle, WA in Lower Queen Anne close to the [...]

Code Faster: Keep your hands on the keyboard.

Jeremy Miller just posted The first step to coding faster in which he says:

Forget all the Ivory Tower stuff I like to prattle on about, if you want to be a more productive programmer, learn to keep your hands on the keyboard instead of reaching for that mouse.

Yes, that is all it takes. [...]

Can I resolve the URI used as an XML namespace name?

12.4) Can I resolve the URI used as an XML namespace name? Yes. You can also eat a tractor, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea. http://www.rpbourret.com/xml/NamespacesFAQ.htm#q12_4

What I love most, also from the same FAQ is this:

Furthermore, there is nothing in [...]

Selenium checkbox input’s versus XPath, it’s easy as: //input[@id=(//label[text()="pie"]/@for)]

Using Selenium and Xpath, what is the easiest way to select the checkbox below if I don’t know what the id will be?

pie Source: <input id=”foo” type=”checkbox”/><label for=”foo”>pie</label>

So far, I’ve come up with this:

id(//label[text()='pie']/@for)[@type='checkbox']

It still doesn’t necessarily find the <input> tag, but it’s close enough for most [...]

FireFox Tip: How to Enable the Marquee Tag

We all love the <marquee> tag, right? Been missing it in FireFox? Well, go edit your config prefs.js file while FireFox is closed and add the following lines…

// Enable the marquee tag (disabled by default): user_pref(”browser.display.enable_marquee”, true);

Presto! <marquee> is back!

For more fun options, check out http://www.mozilla.org/unix/customizing.html#prefs.